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Definition of Dorsum

Dorsum
Dorsum Dor"sum, n. [L.] 1. The ridge of a hill. 2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.

Meaning of Dorsum from wikipedia

- Look up dorsum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. In science, it may refer to: Dorsum (anatomy), the upper side...
- The dorsum sellae is part of the sphenoid bone in the skull. Together with the basilar part of the occipital bone it forms the clivus. In the sphenoid...
- Dorsum Buckland is a large wrinkle ridge at 20°24′N 12°48′E / 20.4°N 12.8°E / 20.4; 12.8 in Mare Serenitatis on the Moon, 369 km long. It was named...
- The human back, also called the dorsum (pl.: dorsa), is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of...
- metatarsophalangeal (MTP). Both the midfoot and forefoot constitute the dorsum (the area facing upward while standing) and the planum (the area facing...
- the dorsum of inferior side of radius while the 5th compartment is in between radius and ulna. The 6th compartment is in the groove on the dorsum of inferior...
- Dorsum teraii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in southern Nepal (it was described from Tarai)...
- frontonasal suture where the frontal bone meets the nasal bones. The nasal dorsum also known as the nasal ridge is the border between the root and the tip...
- [+high] segments raise the dorsum close to the palate. [−high] segments do not. [+/− low]: [+low] segments bunch the dorsum to a position low in the mouth...
- from beneath the skin. Wrinkle ridges are named with the Latin designation dorsum (plural dorsa). The standard IAU nomenclature uses the names of people (generally...