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dorsum
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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
Nearby Words:
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dorado
dorbeetle
doree
doretree
dorhawk
dorian
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