dorsal horn of spinal cord
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Posterior horn of spinal cord — Cross section of the spinal cord. The posterior horn is the upper protrusion of grey matter, labeled with 2 Latin cornu posterius medullae spin … Wikipedia
apex of dorsal horn of spinal cord — a. cornus posterioris medullae spinalis … Medical dictionary
base of dorsal horn of spinal cord — basis cornus posterioris medullae spinalis … Medical dictionary
neck of dorsal horn of spinal cord — cervix cornus posterioris medullae spinalis … Medical dictionary
Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column … Wikipedia
dorsal horn — n a longitudinal subdivision of gray matter in the dorsal part of each lateral half of the spinal cord that receives terminals from some afferent fibers of the dorsal roots of the spinal nerves called also dorsal column, posterior column,… … Medical dictionary
Spinal cord stimulator — A spinal cord stimulator is a device used to exert pulsed electrical signals to the spinal cord to control chronic pain. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS), in the simplest form, consists of stimulating electrodes, implanted in the epidural space, an… … Wikipedia
Spinal cord horn — Three spinal cord horns are visible in cross sectional views of the spinal cord: dorsal horn, ventral horn, and the lateral horn (or intermediolateral horn). Each is composed of gray matter, meaning that the horns comprise mostly neuronal and… … Wikipedia
dorsal horn — noun one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers • Syn: ↑dorsal root • Hypernyms: ↑sensory nerve, ↑afferent nerve, ↑afferent • Part Holonyms: ↑spinal nerve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nucleus proprius of spinal cord — Medulla spinalis Substantia grisea Latin nucleus proprius medullae spinalis; laminae spinales III et IV … Wikipedia
