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dorsum

DEFINITIONS OF: dorsum

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n 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”
Type of:
body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

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

Synonyms:
back
Type of:
body part
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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