"dorsal root" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: dorsal roots [plural]
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  1. (neuroanatomy) The one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and consists of sensory fibers Wikipedia link: dorsal root

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