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dorsum definition

dor·sum (dôr′səm)

noun pl. dorsa -·sa (-sə)

  1. the back (of an animal)
  2. any part corresponding to or like the back the dorsum of the hand

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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