nervus spinalis
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1. any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal) (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | nerve, nervus, |
| definition | : | any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | nervus phrenicus, phrenic nerve, |
| definition | : | one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cervical nerve, |
| definition | : | any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lumbar nerve, |
| definition | : | any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sacral nerve, |
| definition | : | any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | thoracic nerve, |
| definition | : | any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | dorsal horn, dorsal root, |
| definition | : | one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers (noun.body) |
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