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predorsal
predorsal adj.
Brit. 
/(ˌ)priːˈdɔːsl/
, /(ˌ)priːˈdɔːsl/U.S. /ˌpriˈdɔrs(ə)l/
chiefly Anatomy and Zoology situated in front of the dorsal region, esp. of the vertebral column; (in fishes) situated anterior to the dorsal fin./ˌpriˈdɔrs(ə)l/ΚΠ
1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 765 They..anastomose with those of the heart and lungs, and enter the predorsal ganglia [Fr. les ganglions prédorsaux].
1876 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1874–5 14 14 New types of living fish..characterized by a great development of the predorsal fin spine, a double spine, not co-ossified.
1938 E. F. Haden Physiol. French Consonant Changes in Language 14 15 The tongue's surface is divided into: apical region (apex, tip); predorsal, middorsal, postdorsal regions.
1975 Jrnl. Compar. Neurol. 163 397 A small lesion involving the deep periventricular layers as well as the superficial layers produced degeneration in the predorsal bundle.
1993 Bull. Marine Sci. 52 669 Three predorsal bones precede the dorsal pterygiophores.
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