Medical Dictionary

Bell's law

noun \ˈbelz-\

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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