caudal

caudal /cau·dal/ (kaw´d'l)

1. pertaining to a cauda.

2. situated more toward the cauda, or tail, than some specified reference point; toward the inferior (in humans) or posterior (in animals) end of the body.

---

cau·dal (kôdl)

adj.

1. Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts; posterior.

2. Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior.

3. Taillike.

---

caudal

[kô′dəl]

toward the distal end of the body or an inferior position.

---

caudal [kaw´d'l]

1. pertaining to a cauda.

2. situated more toward the cauda, or tail, than some specified reference point; away from the head.

---

caudal (kˑ·dl),

adj positioned underneath or toward the bottom. Also called
inferior.

---

caudal

1. pertaining to a cauda.

2. situated more towards the cauda, or tail, than some specified reference point; toward the inferior (in humans) or hinder (in animals) end of the body. See also posterior.

---

caudal anesthesia

a type of regional anesthesia in which the anesthetizing solution is injected into the caudal area of the spinal canal through the caudal end of the sacrum and tail. It affects the caudal nerve roots, and renders the cervix, vagina and perineum insensitive to pain.

caudal cervical instability

see wobbler syndrome. Called also caudal cervical malformation-malarticulation.

caudal cervical malformation/malarticulation

caudal cervical instability (see wobbler syndrome).

caudal fold test

the single intradermal (SID) fold tuberculin test for tuberculosis.

caudal impression of liver

the renal impression.

caudal sheath

part of the maturation process of spermatid to spermatozoa; a caudal sheath of microtubules develops at the caudal edge of the head cap. Called also manchette.

caudal tailfold

when the cow's tail is lifted there are two, rarely a single central, folds of skin from the edges of the ventral surface of the tail to beside the anus. The site of injection and a control for the single intradermal test. See also caudal fold test (above).

caudal tract

usually refers to the tubular part of the female genital tract.

caudal vena cava

see vena cava.

caudal vena caval thrombosis

thrombosis of the caudal vena cava arises from a hepatic abscess. The commonest result is the subsequent shedding of emboli and the development of a chronic pulmonary disease often terminated by massive pulmonary hemorrhage and bleeding to death through the mouth and nostrils. Others suffer a chronic course with anemia, dyspnea and persistent cough and are euthanatized because of cachexia and prolonged distress.