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dorp
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dorsa
dorsal
dorsal fin
Dorset
dorsi-
dorsiflexion
dorsiventral
dorso-
dorsolateral
dorsoventral
dorsum
Dortmund
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dorsiventral
dor·si·ven·tral [ dàwrssi véntrəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. with upper and lower surfaces: describes something such as a leaf or a flatworm that is flat, with distinct upper and lower surfaces
2. anatomy 
Same as  dorsoventral (sense 1)


dor·si·ven·tral·i·ty [ dàwrssi ven trállətee ] noun
dor·si·ven·tral·ly [ dàwrsi véntrəlee ] adverb
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