dorsum

Plural: dorsa

Noun

• The back or upper surface of an organ or part.
• the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
• the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part)
  • "the dorsum of the foot"
• The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
• The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
• The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.
• The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
• A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
• Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

Examples

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Related Words

dorsal, dorsum sellae, dorsumal