dorsal

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These overstimulated immune cells then move toward the dorsal root ganglia -- the sensory nerve hubs that link the limbs to the spinal cord -- and release inflammatory compounds that irritate and damage nerves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

With its long eel-like body, gaping mouth and bright red dorsal fins, it’s no surprise that the oarfish calls to mind a sea monster.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2024

They primarily rely on their dorsal fin, whereas strong swimmers use their caudal fin or back tail, Paig-Tran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

Yet sea robins are most notable for their distinctively large, fan-shaped dorsal fins and for their six leg-like appendages.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2024

Its pernicious ghost—gray, furry and with unusually dense dorsal tufts—haunted every house that he ever lived in.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy