dorsum

Noun
  1. The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine (synset 105566350)
    "his back was nicely tanned"
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    has:
    • saddle - posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
    • small - the slender part of the back
    • lat, latissimus dorsi - a broad flat muscle on either side of the back
    • dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra - one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra
    • lumbar vertebra - one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae
    is a part of: body, torso, trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    same as: 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) (synset 105565133)
    "the dorsum of the foot"
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

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