Definition of ventral root
:the one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and consists of motor fibers — compare dorsal root
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First Known Use of ventral root
circa 1923
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ventral root
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medical Definition of ventral root
:the one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes anteriorly from the spinal cord separating the anterior and lateral funiculi and that consists of motor fibers — called also
anterior root; compare dorsal root
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