ventral root

noun

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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ventral nerve cord

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The first known use of ventral root was circa 1923

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ventral root

noun

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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