Bell's law

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\ ˈbelz-

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Medical Definition of Bell's law

: a statement in physiology: the roots of the spinal nerves coming from the ventral portion of the spinal cord are motor in function and those coming from the dorsal portion are sensory

— called also Bell-Magendie law

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“Bell's law.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Bell%27s%20law. Accessed 14 Jun. 2021.

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