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Dorsum(medicine)
Dorsum(health)
dorsum(dictionary)
dorsum ephippii(medicine)
dorsum sellae(medicine)
dorsum scapulae(medicine)
dorsum pedis(medicine)
dorsum of penis(medicine)
dorsum of nose(medicine)

dorsum of hand (medicine) and point(2) (iou)


dorsum of hand (medicine)


dorsum of hand


The back of the hand.

Synonym: dorsum manus.


point(2) (iou)



point noun2. [pw] Pl. pronounced same. M17.
[French: see POINT noun1.]
I. 1. Needle-lace (cf. POINT noun1 10). Chiefly in point de , point d' , specifying a real or supposed place of manufacture, as point d'Alen?on, point d'Angleterre, point de France, point de Paris, point de Venise, etc. M17.
point d'esprit (needle-lace characterized by) a pattern of small square or oblong figures diversifying the net ground.
II. 2. point d'appui [dapi] [= of support], a fulcrum; a strategic point. E19.
3. point d'orgue , an organ-point, a pedal-point. L19.
4. point de repere , a point of Reference. L19.
5. point de depart , = point of departure s.v. POINT noun1. E20.
? See also a POINT.