anterior root
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anterior root — noun one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers • Syn: ↑ventral root, ↑ventral horn, ↑anterior horn • Hypernyms: ↑motor nerve, ↑efferent nerve, ↑efferent … Useful english dictionary
anterior root of spinal nerve — radix anterior nervi spinalis … Medical dictionary
Sacral anterior root stimulator — An implantable medical device enabling patients with a spinal cord lesion to empty their bladders. HistoryFrom 1969 onwards Brindley [Brindley GS, Polkey CE, Rushton DN (1982): Sacral anterior root stimulator for bladder control in paraplegia.… … Wikipedia
anterior root of ansa cervicalis — radix superior ansae cervicalis … Medical dictionary
anterior root of zygomatic process of temporal bone — a short thick continuation of the inferior border of the zygomatic process, extending medially to the articular tubercle … 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
anterior horn — noun one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers • Syn: ↑ventral root, ↑ventral horn, ↑anterior root • Hypernyms: ↑motor nerve, ↑efferent nerve, ↑efferent … Useful english dictionary
root — n. 1) (in neurology) a bundle of nerve fibres at its emergence from the spinal cord. The 31 pairs of spinal nerves have two roots on each side, an anterior root containing motor nerve fibres and a posterior root containing sensory fibres. The… … The new mediacal dictionary
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion — (ACDF) is a common surgical procedure to treat nerve root or spinal cord compression by decompressing the spinal cord and nerve roots of the cervical spine in order to stabilize the corresponding vertebrae. This procedure is used when other non… … Wikipedia
anterior funiculus — n a longitudinal division on each side of the spinal cord comprising white matter between the anterior median fissure and the ventral root called also ventral funiculus compare LATERAL FUNICULUS, POSTERIOR FUNICULUS … Medical dictionary
