anterior root vs ventral root

anterior root and ventral root both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
anterior root	Yes	No	No	No
ventral root	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, anterior root and ventral root are synonyms defined as:

anterior root and ventral root: one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers

Other synonyms of anterior root include anterior horn, ventral horn.

anterior root (noun)	ventral root (noun)
one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers	one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers