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dorsum

dor·sum

UK/ˈdɔː.səm/ US/ˈdɔɹ.səm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

  • “his back was nicely tanned”
Synonyms
2.

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”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).

Phrases

  • dorsum sellae

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