dorsum
/ˈdɔːrsəm/
noun
- The back or upper side of an animal's body, especially a mammal's.
- A horse's dorsum is often the strongest part of its body.
- The cat arched its dorsum when it saw the dog.
- The veterinarian examined the dorsum of the sheep for any injuries.
- The upper surface of a body part, such as the hand or foot, opposite the palm or sole.
- A tattoo covered the dorsum of his left hand.
- She placed the coin on the dorsum of her hand.
- The doctor felt the pulse on the dorsum of the patient's foot.
- The back or outer surface of an organ or structure in the body.
- The dorsum of the penis is the side that faces upward when the body is standing.
- In anatomy class, we studied the dorsum of the nose.
- The dorsum of the tongue has many taste buds.
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