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Noun dorsum has 2 senses

back, dorsum - the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
--₁ is a kind of body part
--₁ is a part of torso, trunk, body
--₁ has parts:
saddle; small; latisimus dorsi, lat; thoracic vertebra, dorsal vertebra; lumbar vertebra
dorsum - 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"
--₂ is a kind of body part