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Definition of: dorsum
(dôr′səm) noun plural ·sa (-sə) Anat. 
1. The back. 
2. Any part of an organ corresponding to or resembling a back. See illustration under BIRD. 
3. Phonet. The back of the tongue. [<L]
 
				
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