On/in/at the front and back?

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Dear All,I'm in trouble with what the correct expression is for saying that, e.g., someone had got burnt on the front and back part of the body as well. Do I say, he got burnt both "on the front and back", "in the front and back", "at the front and back", or something else? Could you, please, help me? Thanks.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

He got burnt all over his torso.

Anonymous · Answer

Thank you, ALpheccaStars, but I need the double expression which rfefers specifically to the front and back of the body, not a general one, it's just I can't find the right words/phrase, there isn't one?

AlpheccaStars · Answer

The closest anatomical (medical, biological) terms would be dorsal and ventral.
These are technical terms and not used in everyday conversation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatomical_terms_of_location
These two terms refer to front/belly (ventral) and back (dorsal) of an organism. The dorsal (from Latin dorsum, meaning "back") surface of an organism refers to the back, or upper side, of an organism. If talking about the skull, the dorsal side is the top. The ventral (from Latin venter, meaning "belly") surface refers to the front, or lower side, of an organism.

Anonymous · Answer

AlpheccaStars, thank you very much!

On/in/at the front and back?

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