Term Name:	dorsal root of spinal cord
Synonyms:	dorsal root, dorsal roots, dorsal spinal root, posterior root of spinal nerve, radix dorsalis, radix posterior, radix posterior nervi spinalis, root dorsali nervi spinalis, root sensoria nervi spinalis, sensory spinal root
Definition:	The dorsal roots contain afferent sensory axons. The dorsal roots of each side continue outwards, along the way forming a dorsal root ganglion (also called a spinal ganglion).
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002261]