See Also: dorsum(dictionary)
Dorsum(health)
Dorsum(medicine)
dorsum ephippii(medicine)
dorsum linguae(medicine)
dorsum manus(medicine)
dorsum nasi(medicine)
dorsum of foot(medicine)
dorsum of hand(medicine)
dorsum of nose(medicine)

Dorsum (health)


The back or posterior side of a structure. "Dorsum" is the Latin word for the back. Something pertaining to the dorsum is dorsal. The dorsal surface of the hand is the back of the hand, the side opposite the palm. The dorsal surface of the foot is the back of the foot, the side opposite the sole. The dorsal vertebrae are the thoracic vertebrae; they form part of the back. The dorsal roots of the spinal nerves are the back roots, the posterior roots.