1. SYN: root (1). 2. SYN: root of tooth. 3. The hypothetical size of the birth cohort in a life table, commonly 1,000 or 100,000. [L.]
- r. dentis [TA] SYN: root of tooth.
- r. linguae [TA] SYN: root of tongue.
- r. mesenterii [TA] SYN: root of mesentery.
- r. nasi [TA] SYN: root of nose.
- r. parasympathica ganglii submandibularis SYN: chorda tympani.
- radices parasympathicae gangliorum pelvicorum pelvic splanchnic nerves, under nerve.
- r. parasympathica ganglii otici lesser petrosal nerve.
- r. pulmonis [TA] SYN: root of lung.
- r. vestibularis SYN: vestibular root.
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ra·dix 'rād-iks n, pl ra·di·ces 'rād-ə-.sēz, 'rad- or ra·dix·es 'rād-ik-səz the base or root of something (as a plant or a cranial or spinal nerve)
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ra·dix (raґdiks) gen. raґdicis pl. raґdices [L.] root: the most inferior part, or a part by which a structure is anchored, as the portion of a hair, nail, or tooth that is buried in the tissues, or the part of a nerve adjacent to the center to which it is connected.Descriptions are given on TA terms and include anglicized names of specific roots.
Medical dictionary. 2011.