dorsum
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səm Origin:
1775–85; < Latin
1775–85; < Latin
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| —n , pl -sa | |
| 1. | a technical name for the back |
| 2. | any analogous surface: the dorsum of the hand |
| [C18: from Latin, literally: back] | |
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Medical Dictionary
dorsum dor·sum (dôr'səm)
n. pl. dor·sa (-sə)
The back.
The upper, outer surface of an organ, an appendage, or a part.
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Example sentences
They are thickly distributed over the anterior two-thirds of its dorsum, giving to this surface its characteristic roughness.
Dorsum of eighth abdominal segment with unpaired hump.
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