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sensory root

sensory root noun: a nerve root containing only sensory fibers.

Noun

sensory root (plural sensory roots)

  1. A nerve root containing only sensory fibers.
    Antonyms:
    motor root

Antonyms of sensory root

  • motor root

Forms of sensory root

pluralsensory roots

Questions about sensory root

What does sensory root mean?
Sensory root means a nerve root containing only sensory fibers.
What part of speech is sensory root?
Sensory root is a noun.
What is the plural of sensory root?
The plural of sensory root is sensory roots.

Words near sensory root in the dictionary

  1. sensory processing sensitivity
  2. sensory recall
  3. sensory recalls
  4. sensory receptor
  5. sensory receptors
  6. sensory root
  7. sensory roots
  8. sensu
  9. sensu lato
  10. sensu latu
  11. sensu strictissimo

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