dorsum has definitions from the field of zoology
1
[ noun ] (zoology) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

Synonyms

back

Examples

"his back was nicely tanned"

2
[ noun ] (zoology) 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

Examples

: "the dorsum of the foot")

Related terms

body_part

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