HyperDic: dorsum

English > 2 senses of the word dorsum:
NOUNbodydorsum, backthe posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
bodydorsumthe back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part)
English > dorsum: 2 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningThe posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.
Synonymback
Part oftorso, trunk, bodyThe body excluding the head and neck and limbs
Partslatissimus dorsi, latA broad flat muscle on either side of the back
lumbar vertebraOne of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column
saddlePosterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
smallThe slender part of the back
thoracic vertebra, dorsal vertebraOne of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column
Broaderbody partAny part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Spanishdorso, espalda
Catalanesquena
Adjectivesdorsalbelonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part
English > dorsum: 2 senses > noun 2, body
MeaningThe back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part).
Example"the dorsum of the foot"
Broaderbody partAny part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Spanishdorso
Catalandors
Adjectivesdorsalbelonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part

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