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radix — 1. SYN: root (1). 2. SYN: root of tooth. 3. The hypothetical size of the birth cohort in a life table, commonly 1,000 or 100,000. [L.] r. accessoria [TA] SYN: accessory root of tooth. r. anterior nervi … Medical dictionary
Chorda tympani — A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the tongue, runs through the middle ear, and carries taste messages to the brain. The chorda tympani is part of one of three cranial nerves that… … Medical dictionary
root — 1. The primary or beginning portion of any part, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord. SYN: radix (1) [TA]. 2. SYN: r. of tooth. 3. The descending underground … Medical dictionary
Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated … Medical dictionary
