The difference between Dorsal and Laryngeal

Dorsal as an adjective (anatomy):

With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

Dorsal as an adjective (of a knife):

Having only one sharp side.

Dorsal as an adjective (anatomy):

Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.

Dorsal as an adjective (linguistics, of a sound):

Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

Dorsal as an adjective (botany):

Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

Dorsal as an adjective (botany):

Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

Dorsal as a noun (art):

A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

Dorsal as a noun:

In snakes, any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.

Dorsal as a noun (linguistics):

A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

Laryngeal as an adjective:

Of or pertaining to a larynx or larynges.

Laryngeal as a noun (phonetics):

A sound uttered by using the larynx.

Laryngeal as a noun (Indo-European, _, linguistics):

In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as , and .