Anatomy
nerve root
Definitions related to nerve root:
  • One of the two bundles of nerve fibers (dorsal and ventral roots) emerging from the spinal cord that join to form each spinal nerve.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The initial segment of a nerve after it has branched off from the central nervous system.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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