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Noun: anterior root
  1. One of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
    - ventral root, ventral horn, anterior horn

Derived forms: anterior roots

Type of: efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve

Part of: spinal nerve root

Encyclopedia: Anterior root