Toward or in the direction of the back or dorsal side of an organism.
Combines 'dorsal' from Latin 'dorsum' (back) with the English directional suffix '-ward' (toward), a productive suffix used since Old English for indicating direction of movement.
This directional word is especially useful in embryology, where scientists describe how cells migrate dorsalward during development—it's like giving directions inside a developing organism!
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