Medical Dictionary

lateral column

noun

Medical Definition of LATERAL COLUMN

1
:  a lateral extension of the gray matter in each lateral half of the spinal cord present in the thoracic and upper lumbar regions—called also lateral horn; compare dorsal horn, ventral horn

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