dorsumnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdɔː.səm/us/ˈdɔːr.səm/plural dorsa specializeda Latin word meaning "back", used in medical names and descriptions of the back or top surface of an organ:
the dorsum of the foot
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- abductor
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- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
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- hormonal
- lymph vessel
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- peritoneum
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