dorsum
/ˈdɔː.səm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɔːr.səm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdȯr-səm/ (ame, mw)
dorsum — noun
- dorsumsingular
- dorsumsplural
1. in anatomy, the back-facing or upper outer side of a body part or organ.
in anatomy, the back-facing or upper outer side of a body part or organ.
Before the injection, the nurse cleaned the dorsum of Nila's hand.
the dorsum of + hand
After practice, a purple bruise spread across the dorsum of Hassan's foot.
across the dorsum of + foot
The surgeon marked the dorsum of Christopher's tongue with a tiny pen.
In the scan, a small cyst sat on the dorsum of the liver.
On the poster, the dorsum of the foot is marked in bright blue.
- back
the everyday word, especially for a person's or animal's rear side
- upper surface
neutral scientific wording when a writer wants description without Latin terminology
- dorsal side
close technical alternative that stresses orientation rather than naming the surface itself
- ventral side
the side facing the front or underside in anatomical description
文法句型
the dorsum of + body part/organ
on/across the dorsum of + body part/organ
用法筆記
Usually appears in medical writing after 'the dorsum of ...'. In everyday English, speakers normally say the back or top of the hand, foot, tongue, or another body part instead.