DORSUM

• (noun) 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"

• (noun) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

  "his back was nicely tanned"

  synonyms : back

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