Medical Definition of Root filaments

1. The small, individual fibre fascicles into which the roots of all of the spinal nerves and several cranial nerves (hypoglossus, vagus, oculomotorius) divide in fanlike fashion before entering or leaving the spinal cord or brainstem; the spinal dorsal root may divide into 8 to 12 such rootlets. Synonym: fila radicularia, root filaments. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Root Filaments

root canal therapy
root canal treatment
root canals
root cap
root caries
root caries index
root cause
root celery
root cellar
root climber
root crop
root cutting
root dehiscence
root end cyst
root end granuloma
root filaments (current term)
root for
root foramen
root hair
root hair cell
root kit
root mean square
root mean square velocity
root nodule
root noun
root of facial nerve
root of foot
root of lung
root of mesentry
root of nail

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