dorsal surface
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdorsalandsurface
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dorsal
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈdɔː.səl/us/ˈdɔːr.səl/
of, on, or near the back of ...
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surface
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition ofdorsalandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The third tracking marker (grey circles) was placed on thedorsalsurface, midway between the other two tracking markers.
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The acrosome occurs only on thedorsalsurfaceof the spermatozoon and is slightly thicker apically.
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Each dead larva was carefully orientated in the dish to ensure that thedorsalsurfacewas upright.
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This preserved portion of thedorsalsurfaceis smooth and flat and curves smoothly onto the lingual side.
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The small central roofing part of the parietal has a gently concavedorsalsurface.
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Submarginal vein with two setae ondorsalsurface, these situated fairly near to each other near the middle of the costal cell.
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Unlike the ventral surface, the posterior end of thedorsalsurfacehas only a small number of papillae.
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The solitary lesion on thedorsalsurfaceof the finger was seen at day 30 of infection (the end of the target stage).
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Anterolaterally, the epipterygoids (ep) form a pair of pillars extending from thedorsalsurfaceof the pterygoid ventrally, and contact the parietal dorsally.
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Micropins extruded beyond thedorsalsurfaceof adults, causing some shrinkage.
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Thedorsalsurfaceshowed a similar disruption to the ventral surface and the posterior region was more severely disrupted than the anterior part.
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Submarginal vein (fig. 1) with 2 setae ondorsalsurface, these situated fairly close to each other near to the middle of the vein.
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It is always situated on the externaldorsalsurfaceof the tarsus of the first pair of legs.
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Thedorsalsurfaceof male worms presented tubercles, a common feature (100%) seen in worms recovered from mice of the two groups.
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On thedorsalsurfaceof the post-glenoid area only the articular is preserved.
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The glass micropipette was carefully inserted from thedorsalsurface1 mm deep into the spinal cord.
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Thedorsalsurfaceof the epiplastra is concave.
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Three pairs of these pinnate processes surround the obliquely truncatedorsalsurfaceof the twelfth segment.
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