Posterior root Uncommon

Origin: Latin prefix post-

Definitions

Noun

one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers

dorsal root dorsal horn posterior root posterior horn

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

sensory nerve

Rhyming Words

oot zoot goot poot soot toot doot noot coot root koot hoot loot foot woot moot boot sloot snoot froot

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