English noun: dorsum | |||
1. | dorsum (body) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine | ||
Samples | His back was nicely tanned. | ||
Synonyms | back | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
Part holonym | dorsal vertebra, lat, latissimus dorsi, lumbar vertebra, saddle, small, thoracic vertebra | ||
Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
2. | dorsum (body) 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) | ||
Samples | The dorsum of the foot. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||