Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorsal root

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: dor-sal -root
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and consists of sensory fibers

Inflected Forms

dorsal roots (plural)

Synonyms

dorsal horn posterior root posterior horn

Questions

What does dorsal root mean?: The one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and consists of sensory fibers

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