cauda /cau·da/ (kaw´dah) pl. cau´dae [L.] a tail or taillike appendage.
cauda [kaw´da] (pl. cau´dae) (L.)
cauda equi´na the collection of spinal roots descending from the lower spinal cord and occupying the vertebral canal below the cord.
cau·da (kô d )n. pl. cau·dae (-d   ) A tail or taillike structure, or a tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part. |
cauda [kaw´da] (pl. cau´dae) (L.)
a tail or tail-like appendage.
cauda equi´na the collection of spinal roots descending from the lower spinal cord and occupying the vertebral canal below the cord.
Cauda equina, descending from the conus medullaris of the spinal cord. From Dorland's, 2000.
cauda
pl. caudae [L.] a tail or tail-like appendage.
cauda equina
the collection of spinal roots that stream caudally from the end of the spinal cord and occupy the vertebral canal.
cauda equina compression
see lumbosacral stenosis.
cauda equina syndrome
cauda helicis
caudal process of the helix of the ear of the dog.
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