Dorsal Posterior

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
DP
Pronunciation
/ˈdɔrsəl ˌpɔˈstɪrjər/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Cross-striated band continuous, with anterior portion lying across dorsal surface and posterior portion running along cell margin.
  2. Results : The research proved that there are five ligaments attaching the carpo-metacarpal joint of thumb : anterior oblique ligament, dorsal radial ligament, posterior oblique ligament, the first interosseous metacarpal ligament and palmar ligament.
  3. In the third group, the lymphatic vessels which were in the renal pedicle, originated from renal hilus and drained separately to the left middle lymph nodes of abdominal aorta and the dorsal left nodes of posterior vena cava.
  4. Objective : To provide the histological and histochemical basis for the localization of the muscle spindle Ia afferent fibers in dorsal root in selective posterior rhizotomy ( SPR ).
  5. Inclusion of the S_2 dorsal rootlets in selective posterior rhizotomy for ankle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Other meanings of DP