Dorsum (plural Dorsa) is a

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

word. In science, it may refer to:

Anatomy

Dorsum (anatomy) Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position pr ...

, the upper side of an animal, or the back in erect organisms ** Dorsum humanum, the human back * Dorsum of foot, the top of the foot * Dorsum of hand (also called the opisthenar), the back of the hand * The back of the tongue, which is used for articulating

dorsal consonant Dorsal consonants are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue (the dorsum). They include the uvular, velar and, in some cases, alveolo-palatal and palatal consonants. They contrast with coronal consonants, articulated with the fle ...

Other uses

* ''Dorsum'' (moth), genus of moths of the family Erebidae * Dorsum (astrogeology), wrinkle ridges found on planets or moons *

Theta Capricorni Theta Capricorni, Latinized from θ Capricorni, is a binary star in the southern constellation of Capricornus, positioned 0.58° south of the ecliptic. Sometimes, this star is called by the name Dorsum, meaning ''the back (of the goat)' ...

, a star on the back of Capricornus {{disambiguation