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Dorsum

noun
(pl. dorsa)
1.
The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.  Synonym: back.
2.
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).





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"Dorsum" Quotes from Famous Books



... in which the urethra opens on the dorsum (back) of the penis. On the female, a fissure of the upper wall of the ...
— Mother's Remedies - Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers - of the United States and Canada • T. J. Ritter
... to raise the flap but leave it connected at both ends like the piers of a bridge; this method is well suited to defects of skin on the dorsum of the fingers, hand and forearm, the bridge of skin is raised from the abdominal wall and the hand is passed beneath it and securely fixed in position; after an interval of 14 to 21 days, when the flap is assured of its blood supply, the piers of the bridge are divided (Fig. 1). With undermining ...
— Manual of Surgery - Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. • Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles


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