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dorsum

[ dawr-suhm ]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
plural dorsa
  1. the back, as of the body.
  2. the back or outer surface of an organ, part, etc.


dorsum

/ ˈɔːə /

noun

  1. a technical name for the back 1
  2. any analogous surface

    the dorsum of the hand

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dorsum1

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1775–85
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dorsum1

C18: from Latin, literally: back
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

“Skin lesions over dorsum” — the upper half of her body.

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“They can camouflage imperfections such as a dorsal hump and make the dorsum appear straight.”

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The dinosaur would then stay like this, “with the ballooned belly floating near the surface, and the dorsum weighted down by the heavy armour.”

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“A dark dorsum and lighter ventrum helps to mask the three-dimensional shape of the body by reducing self-shadowing and decreasing conspicuousness, thus helping to avoid detection by predators and prey,” the study authors wrote.

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In addition, in both males and females, the dorsum of the abdomen is black with two rows of four red spots.

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