NOUN | body | dorsal root, dorsal horn, posterior root, posterior horn | one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers |
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Meaning | One of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers. | |
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Synonyms | dorsal horn, posterior root, posterior horn | |
Part of | spinal nerve root | One of two roots of the spinal nerves |
Broader | sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent | A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system |
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