dorsum

1 the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned" [syn: 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); "the dorsum of the foot" [also: dorsa (pl)]

Latin

Noun

1. back, part of the body between the neck and buttocks
2. ridge, summit

Inflection

Antonyms

• ventrum

Derived terms

• dorsālis
• dorsualia

Descendants

• French: dos
• Romansch: dies

Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. In science, it could mean:

• Dorsum (biology), a term for an animal's back
• Dorsum (astrogeology), a term used in astrogeology for a ridge
• Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat