Difference between Abaxial and Dorsal

What is the difference between Abaxial and Dorsal?

Abaxial as an adjective is on the side that is away from the axis or central line, usually on the underside. while Dorsal as an adjective is with respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

Abaxial

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: On the side that is away from the axis or central line, usually on the underside. A direction perpendicular to an axis or the coordinate that measures displacement in such a direction.

Dorsal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.Having only one sharp side.An anatomical term referring to the top surface of either foot and/or hand.

We hope you now know whether to use Abaxial or Dorsal in your sentence.

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