dorsum
[dawr-suh m]
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noun, plural dor·sa [dawr-suh] /ˈdɔr sə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
the back, as of the body.
the back or outer surface of an organ, part, etc.
Origin of dorsum
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1775–85
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Historical Examples of dorsum
Addorsal: close to but not quite on the middle of the dorsum.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
On the anterior part of the dorsum of one of the living spiders was the egg.
WaspsGeorge W. Peckham
The skin of the dorsum is thick and glandular, but not tuberculate.
A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta GroupWilliam E. Duellman
In some individuals the dark reticulation on the dorsum is faint.
A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta GroupWilliam E. Duellman
No spiracles are discernible on the dorsum of the eighth segment.
Journal of Entomology and ZoologyHorace Gunthorp
dorsum
noun plural -sa (-sə) anatomy
Word Origin for dorsum
C18: from Latin, literally: back
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dorsum
[dôr′səm]
n. pl. dor•sa (-sə)
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