0 a Latin word meaning "back", used in medical names and descriptions of the back or top surface of an organ:
the dorsum of the foot
The short white hairs on the dorsum, especially along the marginal grooves, are extremely stout and thickly set.
The curve 'd' shows dorsum position, 'b' shows tongue-body position and 't' shows tongue-tip position.
Transverse ridges occur on the dorsa of abdominal segments 1-6, towards the anterior border, being most prominent on segments 2-5.
The connective tissue around the dorsum of the right eye was cut with microscissors, with care taken to preserve the integrity of the ocular muscles.
Many female specimens showed a pair of tiny bare dots on the dorsum of each abdominal segment.
The exuviae of earlier instars usually remain attached to the puparial dorsum, providing a useful secondary recognition character.
All the lesions were located on the dorsum of the fingers.
Isolated examples are distinctly hemispherical in form, with strong and somewhat wavy ridges radiating from the dorsum.
