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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ? nerve.] (Anat. & Zo["o]l.) relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to situated in the region of or on the side with the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf {Hemal}. {Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the spinal cord. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after from post after See {Post-}.] 1. Later in time; hence later in the order of proceeding or moving coming after -- opposed to {prior}. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome. 2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}. 3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for {dorsal}. 4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. --Gray. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL dorsalis, fr L. dorsualis fr dorsum back cf Gr ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf {Dorse}, {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to or situated near the back or dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts notal; tergal; neural; as the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}. 2. (Bot.) a Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf. b Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss. {Dorsal vessel} (Zo["o]l.), a central pulsating blood vessel along the back of insects, acting as a heart. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr dorsalis. See {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dorsal adj 1: belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part "the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals" [ant: {ventral}] 2: (biology) facing away from the axis of an organ or organism; "the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem" [syn: {abaxial}] [ant: {adaxial}]
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