dorsum
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The ridge of a hill.
The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue.
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his back was nicely tanned
the dorsum of the foot
Acute, very tender, axillary lymphadenopathy in a child; cat scratches were present on the dorsum of the ipsilateral hand.
The mainly tan-gray dorsum is covered in bulbous warts, more so than the mildly granular skin of the other species.
The extensors are located on the back of the forearm and are connected in a more complex way than the flexors to the dorsum of the fingers.
Surface of the tongue Foramen cecum and terminal sulcus labelled above Tonge surface features The upper surface of the tongue is called the dorsum, and is divided by a groove into symmetrical halves by the median sulcus.