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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dor·sum       [dawr-suhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -sa       [-suh] Pronunciation Key. Anatomy, Zoology.
1.the back, as of the body.
2.the back or outer surface of an organ, part, etc.
[Origin: 1775–85; < L]
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dor·sum       (dôr'səm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. dor·sa (-sə)
  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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dorsum

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" [syn: back] 
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" 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

dorsum dor·sum (dôr'səm)
n. pl. dor·sa (-sə)

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

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Dorsum

Dor"sum\, n. [L.]

1. The ridge of a hill.

2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.

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