dorsal root

Noun

Meaning

one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dorsal horn posterior horn posterior root sensory root dorsal ganglion root dorsal sensory root dorsal spinal root back root dorsal ganglion afferent root dorsal ganglion nerve root dorsal ganglion sensory root dorsal ganglion spinal root dorsal nerve root posterior nerve root posterior sensory root
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Hypernyms

afferent afferent nerve sensory nerve

Examples

Cats, sheep and mice Researchers studying the peripheral and central afferent pathways from the feline clitoris concluded that "Afferent neurons projecting to the clitoris of the cat were identified by WGA-HRP tracing in the S1 and S2 dorsal root ganglia. Source: Internet

This information is sent from receptors of the skin, bones, and joints through sensory neurons whose cell bodies lie in the dorsal root ganglion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dorsal nerve root dorsal plate dorsal region dorsal root ganglion dorsal scapular vein dorsal sensory root