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dorsum - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'dorsum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dorsum [ n.]
- The ridge of a hill.
- The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.

Meaning of 'dorsum' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dorsum [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Example in sentence:
  • his back was nicely tanned
Meaning (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)
Example in sentence:
  • the dorsum of the foot