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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
dorsal horn of spinal cord — cornu posterius medullae spinalis … Medical dictionary
Dorsal spinocerebellar tract — Posterior spinocerebellar tract is labeled in blue at right … Wikipedia
Dorsal root ganglion — This is a dorsal root ganglion (DRG) from a chicken embryo (around stage of day 7) after incubation overnight in NGF growth medium stained with anti neurofilament antibody. Axons growing out of the ganglion are visible … Wikipedia
dorsal root — 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 horn • Hypernyms: ↑sensory nerve, ↑afferent nerve, ↑afferent • Part Holonyms: ↑spinal nerve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
horn — Any structure resembling a h. in shape. SYN: cornu (1). [A.S.] Ammon h. [TA] one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Based on cytoarchitectural features, Ammon h. can be divided into … Medical dictionary
horn — n. (in anatomy) a process, outgrowth, or extension of an organ or other structure. It is often paired. In the spinal cord crescent shaped areas of grey matter (seen in cross section) are known as the dorsal and ventral horns … The new mediacal dictionary
