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Spinal Nerve
Definition 1
Paired nerves that arise from the spinal cord. In all, there are 31 pairs of spinal nerves located in the human body. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Paired nerves that arise from the spinal cord. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Definition 3
The 31 paired peripheral nerves formed by the union of the dorsal and ventral spinal roots from each spinal cord segment. The spinal nerve plexuses and the spinal roots are also included. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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