Dictionary Check: dorsum
"dorsum" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
noun
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Example:
"his back was nicely tanned"
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)
Example:
"the dorsum of the foot"
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