dorsad, adv. Anat.
(ˈdɔːsæd)
[f. L. dors-um back + -ad, suffix: see dextrad.]
Towards the back or dorsal aspect of the body.
| 1803 J. Barclay New Anatom. Nomencl. 166. 1814 J. H. Wishart tr. Scarpa's Hernia Mem. i. 25 Immediately behind [note, dorsad of] the insertion of the two tendinous pillars. 1835–6 Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 271/2 The tail..can be inflected dorsad. |