noun
nerve root
Anatomical term referring to the initial segment of a spinal nerve as it leaves the spinal cord.
椎間板ヘルニアで神経根が圧迫されると、痛みやしびれが生じる。
When a nerve root is compressed by a herniated disc, pain and numbness occur.
MRIで神経根の状態を確認した。
We checked the condition of the nerve root with an MRI.
Compound of 神経 (nerve) and 根 (root), directly corresponding to the English anatomical term 'nerve root'.