Dorsum
Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a Latin word. In science, it could mean:
- Dorsum (anatomy), the upper side of an animal, or the back in humans and similarly erect organisms
- Dorsum (astrogeology), a term used in astrogeology for a ridge on a hill, or on the surface of a planet or moon
- Theta Capricorni, a star on the back of the Goat [1]
- the back of the tongue, which is used for articulating dorsal consonants
- the top of the foot or the back of the hand
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