Dorsum

Definition: Dorsum

Dorsum

Noun

1. The posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned".

2. 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: "the dorsum of the foot").

Etymology: Dorsum \Dor"sum\, noun. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definition
Health	A plate of bone which forms the posterior boundary of the sella turcica. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Dorsum

Synonym: back (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Convexity	Tooth, knob, elbow, process, apophysis, condyle, bulb, node, nodule, nodosity, tongue, dorsum, bump, clump; sugar loaf; (sharpness); bow; mamelon; molar; belly, corporation, pot belly, gut; withers, back, shoulder, lip, flange.
Rear	Occiput, nape, chine; heels; tail, rump, croup, buttock, posteriors, backside scut, breech, dorsum, loin; dorsal region, lumbar region; hind quarters; aitchbone; natch, natch bone.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Dorsum

English words defined with "dorsum": Dorsad. (references)

Specialty definitions using "dorsum": Endorse ♦ Indorse. (references)

Etymologies containing "dorsum": Dorsal, dorsibranchiata, Dosser ♦ Extrados ♦ intrados ♦ parados. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Dorsum" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (back, below, beneath, down, downwards, in lower situation, range, ridge, slope of a hill).

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Nudibranchs. 9. Cadlina flavomaculata MacFarland - Dorsal view. 10. Cadlina marginata MacFarland - Ventral view. 11. Detail of dorsum greatly enlarged. 12. Cadlina marginata MacFarland. Painted by Anna B. Nash of the Hopkins Seaside Laboratory. In: "Opisthobranchiate Mollusca from Monterey Bay ....", Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries, Volume 25, 1905. P. 151, Plate XXV. Credit: Treasures of the Library.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		With the patient's tongue at rest, and mouth partially open, inspect the dorsum of the tongue for any swelling, ulceration, coating, or variation in size, color, or texture. (references)
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"Dorsum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dorsum" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	2	245,945

Expression using "dorsum": dorsum sellae. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "dorsum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		hřbet (back, bridge, Chine, ridge, saddle, spine). (various references)

Danish		dorsum spinae scapulae (dorsum spinae scapulae), dorsum sellae (dorsum sellae), dorsum penis (dorsum of penis), dorsum pedis (dorsum of foot), dorsum nasi (bridge, dorsum of nose), dorsum linguae (dorsum of tongue), tungeryggen (dorsum of tongue), naeseryg/hoejde-index (dorsum of nose-height index), naeseryg (bridge, dorsum of nose), haandrygslaengde (length of right dorsum manus(back of the hand)), fodryg (dorsum of foot). (various references)

Dutch		dorsum sellae turcicae (dorsum sellae), dorsum sellae (dorsum sellae), dorsum penis (dorsum of penis), dorsum pedis (dorsum of foot), dorsum nasi (bridge, dorsum of nose), dorsum linguae (dorsum of tongue), voetrug (dorsum of foot), tongrug (dorsum of tongue), neusrug (bridge, dorsum of nose), lengte van de rechter handrug (length of right dorsum manus(back of the hand)). (various references)

French		dos du pied (dorsum of foot), dos du nez (dorsum of nose), dos de la verge (dorsum of penis), dos de la langue (dorsum of tongue), lame quadrilatère du sphénoïde (dorsum sellae), bord postérieur de l'épine de l'omoplate (dorsum spinae scapulae). (various references)

German		Dorsum spinae scapulae (dorsum spinae scapulae), Dorsum sellae turcicae (dorsum sellae), Dorsum sellae (dorsum sellae), Dorsum penis (dorsum of penis), Dorsum pedis (dorsum of foot), Dorsum nasi (bridge, dorsum of nose), Dorsum linguae (dorsum of tongue), Dorsum ephippii (dorsum sellae), Zungenruecken (dorsum of tongue), Sattellehne (dorsum sellae), rechte Handrückenlänge (length of right dorsum manus(back of the hand)), Nasenruecken (bridge, dorsum of nose), Nasenrücken-Höhenindex (dorsum of nose-height index), Fussruecken (dorsum of foot). (various references)

Greek		ράχις του τουρκικού εφίππιου (dorsum sellae). (various references)

Italian		dorsum penis (dorsum of penis), dorsum nasi (bridge, dorsum of nose), dorsum linguae (dorsum of tongue), dorso del piede (dorsum of foot), dorso del naso (bridge, dorsum of nose), lunghezza del dorso della mano destra (length of right dorsum manus(back of the hand)), lamina quadrilatera dello sfeneoide (dorsum sellae). (various references)

Pig Latin		orsumday

Portuguese		dorso do pénis (dorsum of penis), dorso do pé (instep), dorso do nariz (bridge, dorsum of nose), dorso da língua (dorsum of tongue), largura do dorso da mão direita (length of right dorsum manus(back of the hand)), bordo posterior da espinha da omoplata (dorsum spinae scapulae). (various references)

Romanian		spinare (back, tergum). (various references)

Spanish		longitud del dorso de la mano derecha (length of right dorsum manus(back of the hand)), lámina cuadrilátera del esfenoides (dorsum sellae). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	dorsum manus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 11, Verse 10
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Skotisqhtwsan oi ofqalmoi autwn tou mh blepein kai ton nwton autwn diapantoV sugkamyon
Latin	405	Vulgate	Obscurentur oculi eorum ne videant et dorsum illorum semper incurva
Old English	990	West Saxon	Hiera eage him nipen þæt hi seon ne magon,and hiera hrycge sien gehnigene for a."
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Be the iyen of hem maad derk, that thei se not; and bowe thou doun algatis the bak of hem.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Let their eyes be blynded that they se not: and ever bowe doune their backes.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back always.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Romans Chapter 11, Verse 10
Cebuano	ngitngiti ang ilang mga mata aron dili na sila makakita, ug boktota ang ilang mga bokoboko hangtud sa kahangturan."
Chinese	願他們的眼睛昏矇、不得看見．願 � 時常彎下他們的腰。』
Croatian	Nek im potamne oèi da ne vide i leða im zauvijek pogni!
Danish	deres Øjne vorde formørkede, så de ikke se, og bøj altid deres Ryg!"
Dutch	Dat hun ogen verduisterd worden, om niet te zien; en verkrom hun rug allen tijd.
Finnish	soetkoot heidän silmänsä, etteivät he näkisi; ja paina yhäti heidän selkänsä kumaraan".
French	Que leurs yeux soient obscurcis pour ne point voir, Et tiens leur dos continuellement courbé!
German	Verblende ihre Augen, daß sie nicht sehen, und beuge ihren Rücken allezeit."
Haitian Creole	Se pou je yo bouche pou yo pa wè menm. Fè yo mache do ba tout tan.
Hungarian	Sötétüljenek meg az õ szemeik, hogy ne lássanak, és az õ hátokat mindenkorra görbítsd meg.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Biarlah pandangan mereka menjadi gelap supaya mereka tidak dapat melihat; dan biarlah mereka menjadi bongkok selama-lamanya."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Dan biarlah mata mereka itu dikaburkan, supaya jangan nampak, dan belakang mereka itu senantiasa dibungkukkan.
Italian	Siano oscurati i loro occhi sì da non vedere, e f� loro curvare la schiena per sempre!
Maori	Kia whakapouritia o ratou kanohi, kia kaua ratou e kite, a kia whakapikoa tonutia iho e koe to ratou tuara.
Norwegian	la deres øine bli formørket, så de ikke ser, og bøi alltid deres rygg!
Portuguese	escureçam-se-lhes os olhos para não verem, e tu encurva-lhes sempre as costas.
Rumanian	Sq li se kntunece ochii ca sq nu vadq, wi spinarea sq le -o yii mereu gkrbovitq.``
Russian	�"Б � ПНТБЮБФУС ЗМБЪБ ЙИ, ЮФП�'Щ ОЕ ЧЙ�"ЕФШ, Й ИТЕ�'ЕФ ЙИ �"Б �'Х�"ЕФ УПЗ�'ЕО ОБЧУЕЗ�"Б.
Shuar	Ni Enentáin kusurarti tura wainmakcharti. Itiurchat ana nusha, Káarak kijinia aintsan, tuke Aentskatá." Tu aarmiayi.
Spanish	Que sus ojos se oscurezcan para no ver, y haz que su espalda se doblegue para siempre.
Swahili	Macho yao yatiwe giza wasiweze kuona. Migongo yao ipindike kwa taabu daima!"
Swedish	Må deras ögon förmörkas, så att de icke se; böj deras rygg alltid."
Uma	Pakabengi pekiri-ra, bona neo' ra'incai ohea to makono. Pakasusa' -ra, bona bungku' -ra mpokolo kasusaa' -ra toe."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Dorsum" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: borsum, deorsum, deossum, dersu, Ditsum, dorso, Dorson, Dorum, D'orum, dorus, dotsam, Dursun, Horcum. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-m-o-r-s-u"
	-1 letter: dorms, doums, drums, duros, modus, sudor.
	-2 letters: doms, dorm, dors, doum, dour, drum, duos, duro, mods, mors, muds, ouds, ours, rods, roms, rums, sord, sour, sumo, surd, udos, urds.
	-3 letters: dom, dor, dos, duo, mod, mor, mos, mud, mus, ods, oms, ors, oud, our, rod, rom, rum, sod, som, sou, sum, udo, urd.
	Words containing the letters "d-m-o-r-s-u"
	+1 letter: maduros.
	+2 letters: budworms, decorums, dimerous, doldrums, dormouse, gumdrops, humidors, moulders, mudrocks, mudrooms, rhodiums, slumlord, smoulder.
	+3 letters: ausformed, corundums, drumrolls, exordiums, gourmands, lemuroids, meandrous, midcourse, misrouted, murderous, outdreams, roundsman, roundsmen, slumlords, smoulders, udometers, undermost.
	+4 letters: anadromous, audiograms, burdensome, communards, conundrums, demeanours, diadromous, dicumarols, dimorphous, docudramas, doronicums, dulcimores, durometers, dysprosium, furosemide, groundmass, groundsman, groundsmen, guardrooms, hydroniums, indecorums, malodorous, mistutored, modulators, mushroomed, osmiridium, outsmarted, pompadours, resummoned, roundworms, smouldered, stormbound, sudatorium, summerwood, supermodel, surmounted, tremendous, udometries, unfreedoms.
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