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- - dormy
  - dorp
  - dorsal
  - dorsal fin
  - dorsi-
  - dorsiflex
  - dorsiventral
  - dorso-
  - dorsolateral
  - dorsoventral
  - dorsum
  - dory
  - doryphore
  - DOS
  - DoS
  - dos-à-dos
  - dosa
  - dosage
  - dose
  - dose equivalent
  - dose-response curve
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dorsum

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dorsum /ˈdɔːsəm/

▶noun (pl. dorsa) Anatomy & Zoology the dorsal part of an organism or structure.

– origin C18 (denoting a long hill or ridge): from L., ‘back’.

'dorsum' also found in these Oxford entries:

dorsal - dorsi- - dorso- - doss - dossier - endorse - intrados

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