dorsum

English Thesaurus

1. 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) (noun.body)

hypernym	:	body part, body part,
definition	:	any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body)

2. the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine (noun.body)

part holonym	:	saddle,
definition	:	posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl (noun.animal)

part holonym	:	small,
definition	:	the slender part of the back (noun.body)

part holonym	:	lat, latissimus dorsi,
definition	:	a broad flat muscle on either side of the back (noun.body)

part holonym	:	dorsal vertebra, thoracic vertebra,
definition	:	one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra (noun.body)

part holonym	:	lumbar vertebra,
definition	:	one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae (noun.body)

part meronym	:	body, torso, trunk,
definition	:	the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (noun.body)

3. 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) (noun.body)

derivation	:	dorsal, dorsal,
definition	:	belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part (adj.all)

derivation	:	dorsal, dorsal,
definition	:	belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part (adj.all)