dȯrˈsalə̇s, -sāl-, -säl- noun
( plural dorsa·les -a(ˌ)lēz, -ā(ˌ)lēz, -äˌlās)
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, adjective, dorsal — more at dorsal
: any of several arteries situated in and supplying the back of the parts with which they are associated