Definition of dorsum Dorsum
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We found 8 definitions of dorsum from 5 different sources.
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What does dorsum mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dorsums |
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| dorsum - 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" | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" | ||
| back | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| torso, trunk, body the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | ||
| saddle posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl | ||
| small a garment size for a small person | ||
| lat, latissimus dorsi a broad flat muscle on either side of the back | ||
| dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dorsum (n.)
The ridge of a hill. - dorsum (n.)
The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
Wikipedia 
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biology
In anatomy, the dorsum is the upper side of animals that can run, fly, or swim in a forwards and backwards direction, and the back side of animals (like humans) that walk upright. In vertebrates the dorsum contains the backbone. The term dorsal means the parts that are either located toward or grow off that side of an animal. The opposite side of the animal is described with the terms ventrum and ventral.
In humans, the top of the foot is said to be dorsal.
Examples of "dorsal" are the dorsal fin of fish, dorsal root ganglion, dorsal root, dorsal nerve, dorsum sellae, dorsal arch, dorsalis pedis artery, dorsal ramus, dorsal scales of snakes, dorsal respiratory group, dorsal venous arch, and dorsiflexion among others.
Part of speech
🔤- dorsum, noun, singular of dorsums.
