HyperDic: anterior_horn

English > 1 sense of the expression anterior horn:
NOUNbodyanterior horn, ventral root, ventral horn, anterior rootone of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
English > anterior horn: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningOne of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers.
Synonymsventral root, ventral horn, anterior root
Part ofspinal nerve rootOne of two roots of the spinal nerves
Broadermotor nerve, efferent nerve, efferentA nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
Spanishraíz anterior, raíz ventral

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