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ventral root
noun
Definition of VENTRAL ROOT
: the one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and consists of motor fibers — compare dorsal root
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First Known Use of VENTRAL ROOT
circa 1923
Medical Dictionary
ventral root
noun
Medical Definition of VENTRAL ROOT
: the one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes anteriorly from the spinal cord separating the anterior and lateral funiculi and that consists of motor fibers—called also anterior root; compare dorsal root
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