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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dorsal root, dorsal horn, posterior root, posterior hornnoun

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

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  1. posterior root

    The posterior root is part of a spinal nerve which acts as the sensory pathway carrying nerve impulses towards the central nervous system, from the sensory organs in body tissues. It is also known as the dorsal root, and is generally associated with afferent, or sensory, neurons.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of posterior root in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of posterior root in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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