Definition of Ventral root

1. Noun. One of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers.


Medical Definition of Ventral root

1. The motor root of a spinal nerve. Synonym: radix anterior, radix motoria, anterior root, motor root, radix ventralis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ventral Root

ventral nervous system defective
ventral nucleus of thalamus
ventral nucleus of trapezoid body
ventral pancreas
ventral part of pons
ventral placentation
ventral plate
ventral plate of neural tube
ventral posterior intermediate nucleus of thalamus
ventral posterior nucleus of thalamus
ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus
ventral primary rami of cervical spinal nerves
ventral primary rami of lumbar spinal nerves
ventral primary rami of sacral spinal nerves
ventral primary ramus of spinal nerve
ventral root (current term)
ventral sacrococcygeal ligament
ventral sacrococcygeal muscle
ventral sacrococcygeus muscle
ventral sacroiliac ligaments
ventral spinocerebellar tract
ventral spinothalamic tract
ventral splanchnic arteries
ventral surface of digit
ventral tegmental area
ventral tegmental areas
ventral tegmental decussation
ventral tegmentum
ventral thalamic peduncle
ventral tier thalamic nuclei

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