ANTERIOR ROOT

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Meaning:

One of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers

Synonyms:

anterior horn; anterior root; ventral horn; ventral root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("anterior root" is a kind of...):

efferent; efferent nerve; motor nerve (a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands)

Holonyms ("anterior root" is a part of...):

spinal nerve root (one of two roots of the spinal nerves)