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dorsum

Dictionary definition · 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"
  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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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).