Associations to the word «Dorsum»
Noun
Adjective
- Fuscous
- Blackish
- Oblique
- Whitish
- Transverse
- Brownish
- Indistinct
- Basal
- Cloudy
- Dorsal
- Yellowish
- Irregular
- Tinged
- Posterior
- Reddish
- Medial
- Triangular
- Longitudinal
- Anterior
- Bluish
- Grey
- Greenish
- Metallic
- Brown
- Fold
- Distal
- Violet
- Spot
- Pale
- Oval
- Concave
- Ventral
- Edge
- Bordered
- Silvery
- Orange
- Tan
- Narrowed
- Shining
- Slender
- Dark
- Rosy
- Convex
- Olive
- Rounded
- Nasal
- Marginal
- Colour
- Streaked
- Fore
- Shiny
- Outward
Wiktionary
DORSUM, noun. (anatomy) The back or dorsal region on an animal.
DORSUM, noun. (geology) A ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon.
DORSUM, noun. (astronomy) Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat
DORSUM, noun. The back of the tongue, used for articulating dorsal consonants.
DORSUM, noun. The top of the foot or the back of the hand.
DORSUM SELLAE, noun. Part of the sphenoid bone in the skull.
Dictionary definition
DORSUM, noun. The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned".
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".
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