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noun

Dorsum n.

The ridge of a hill.

(Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.

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Etymology of 'Dorsum'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Dorsum" Quotes from Famous Books

... well-nourished, but prematurely gray. He had numerous tattoo marks on his body; on the right forearm a woman in tights and the head of another; on the left forearm initials U. S., flag, ship and cross; over the dorsum of left hand a star, and a band across the wrist. His vision was impaired to some extent; otherwise negative. Aside from a futile attempt at suicide which he made shortly after admission, his conduct has been excellent. He has never been known ...

— Studies in Forensic Psychiatry • Bernard Glueck

... dorsum ita ei laniabat, ut adacto ad spinam gladio, costisque omnibus ad lumbos usque a tergo ...

— Alfgar the Dane or the Second Chronicle of Aescendune • A. D. Crake

... ille abiit, ego me dorsum duco de arbore, exfodio aulam auri plenam. inde ex eo loco video recipere se senem; ille me non videt, 710 nam ego declinavi paululum me extra viam. attat, eccum ipsum. ibo ut hoc ...

— Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi • Plautus Titus Maccius

... space in the centre; the placentae are fleshy, the ovule inserted all around. This view does not take into consideration the situation of the stigmata. The deeper sulci visible externally correspond to the inflexions of the carpellary leaves; in addition to this, the centre of the dorsum of each of these is marked with a ...

— Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The - Neighbouring Countries • William Griffith

Words linked to "Dorsum" : back, small, saddle, thoracic vertebra, torso, body part, latissimus dorsi, dorsal vertebra, dorsal, body