2 definitions
for dorsum
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dorsum \Dor"sum\, n. [L.]
1. The ridge of a hill.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper
side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the
tongue. Dortour
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
dorsum
n 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"
[also: dorsa (pl)]
