dorsum

Nouns

  • (n) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
    • his back was nicely tanned
    back,
  • (n) 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

Synonyms

back

Words of close approximity

dorsal