English noun: anterior root | |||
1. | anterior root (body) one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers | ||
Synonyms | anterior horn, ventral horn, ventral root | ||
Broader (hypernym) | efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve | ||
Part meronym | nervus spinalis, spinal nerve | ||