ventral root
noun
: 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
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Ventral root.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ventral%20root. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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Medical Definition
ventral root
noun
: 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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