dorsum

(dôr'səm)

1. The back.
2. The upper, outer surface of an organ, appendage, or part: the dorsum of the foot.

[Latin, back.]

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In anatomy, pertaining to the back.

1. The back.
2. The upper, outer surface of an organ, an appendage, or a part.

Pl. dorsa [L.]
1. the back; the superior surface of a body or body part, as of the paw or foot.
2. the aspect of an anatomical structure or part corresponding in position to the back; posterior in the human.

Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. In science, it could mean:

• Dorsum (anatomy), the upper side of an animal, or the back in humans and similarly erect organisms.
• Dorsum (astrogeology), a term used in astrogeology for a ridge
• Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat ^[1]

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References

1. ^ Constellations of Words: Dorsum

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