anterior horn

anterior horn
noun
one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
Hypernyms: ↑motor nerve, ↑efferent nerve, ↑efferent
Part Holonyms: ↑spinal nerve, ↑nervus spinalis

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noun
1. : either of the ventral gray columns of the spinal cord
2. : the cornu of the lateral ventricle that curves outward and forward

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • anterior horn of lateral ventricle — cornu frontale ventriculi lateralis …   Medical dictionary

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  • anterior root — noun one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers • Syn: ↑ventral root, ↑ventral horn, ↑anterior horn • Hypernyms: ↑motor nerve, ↑efferent nerve, ↑efferent …   Useful english dictionary

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