dorsum

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Etymology

Borrowing from Latin dorsum (“the back”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.səm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔɹ.səm/

Noun

dorsum (plural dorsa)

1. (anatomy) The back or dorsal region on the surface of an animal.

   Synonym: back

   1. The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
   2. The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
2. (geology) A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
3. (astronomy) Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat.

Related terms

• dorsal, dorsumal
• dorsum sellae

Translations

back of an animal

Chinese: Mandarin: 背部 (zh) (bèibù) German: Dorsum (de) m (in anatomy), Rücken (de) m

back of the tongue

Chinese: Mandarin: 舌背 (zh) (shébèi) German: Dorsum linguae (anatomy), Dorsum (de) (linguistics), Zungenrücken

top of the foot or back of the hand

Chinese: Mandarin: 腳背 / 脚背 (zh) (jiǎobèi); 手背 (zh) (shǒubèi)

ridge on a hill

German: Dorsum (de) m

References

• “dorsum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “dorsum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• dromus, dumsor