The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dorsally \Dor"sal*ly\, adv. (Anat.) On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad.
Wiktionary
adv. Towards the dorsal side
WordNet
adv. in a dorsal location or direction
Usage examples of "dorsally".
Instead of being ventrally located, it is dorsally located — it lies along the back surface of the body.
The nerve cord probably runs through the center of the bodynot dorsally, like us vertebrates, or ventrally, like terrestrial bisects.
There were dorsally positioned skylights running the length of the blister.
The nerve cord probably runs through the center of the body—not dorsally, like us vertebrates, or ventrally, like terrestrial insects.
He added a light laser cannon under the nose, then moved the quad lasers so the Falcon had gun tur-rets both dorsally and ventrally-top and bottom.