dorsal root

dorsal root

noun

Definition of DORSAL ROOT

: the one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and consists of sensory fibers

First Known Use of DORSAL ROOT

1922

Rhymes with DORSAL ROOT

acre-foot, arrowroot, athlete's foot, bitterroot, cajeput, fescue foot, fibrous root, gingerroot, hand and foot, orrisroot, pussyfoot, puttyroot, tenderfoot, underfoot