dorsal root

Definitions 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
    synonyms: dorsal horn
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    type of:
    afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve
    a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
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