Definition of Dorsal root

1. Noun. One of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers.

Exact synonyms: Dorsal Horn
Generic synonyms: Afferent, Afferent Nerve, Sensory Nerve
Group relationships: Nervus Spinalis, Spinal Nerve

Medical Definition of Dorsal root

1. The sensory root of a spinal nerve, having a dorsal root ganglion containing the nerve cell bodies of the fibres conveyed by the root in its distal end. Synonym: radix posterior, radix sensoria, posterior root, radix dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dorsal Root

dorsal nerve of scapula
dorsal nerves of toes
dorsal nucleus
dorsal nucleus of trapezoid body
dorsal nucleus of vagus
dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve
dorsal pancreatic artery
dorsal part of pons
dorsal plate of neural tube
dorsal position
dorsal primary ramus of spinal nerve
dorsal radiocarpal ligament
dorsal reflex
dorsal root (current term)
dorsal root ganglion
dorsal sacrococcygeal muscle
dorsal sacrococcygeus muscle
dorsal sacroiliac ligaments
dorsal scapular artery
dorsal scapular nerve
dorsal scapular vein
dorsal spine
dorsal surface
dorsal surface of digit
dorsal surface of sacrum
dorsal surface of scapula
dorsal talonavicular bone
dorsal talonavicular ligament

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