Definition that contains spinal nerve
- lumbar nerve any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord
- plexus brachialis a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
- cervical disc syndrome an abnormal condition resulting from compression of spinal nerve roots in the neck region; involves neck pains and muscular weakness and paresthesia
- werdnig-hoffman disease autosomal recessive disease in which the degeneration of spinal nerve cells and brain nerve cells leads to atrophy of skeletal muscles and flaccid paralysis; death usually occurs in early childhood
- spinal nerve root one of two roots of the spinal nerves
- dorsal horn one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers
- anterior horn one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
- vena intervertebralis one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves
- myelogram X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space
- posterior horn one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers