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filum
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filum /fi·lum/ (fi´lum) pl. fi´la   [L.] a threadlike structure or part.
filum termina´le  a slender, threadlike prolongation of the spinal cord from the conus medullaris to the back of the coccyx.
fi·lum (flm)
n. pl. fi·la (-l)
A threadlike anatomical structure; a filament.
filum
[fī′ləm]
a threadlike structure, as the filum terminale, which extends from the lower end of the spinal cord.
filum [fi´lum] (pl. fi´la) (L.)
a threadlike structure or part.
filum termina´le a slender, threadlike prolongation of connective tissue from the conus medullaris to the back of the coccyx.
filum
pl. fila [L.] a threadlike structure or part.
filum durae matris spinalis
encloses the filum terminale (see below).
filum olfactoria
fibers that pass from the olfactory lobe of the brain to the ethmoid plate through which they pass.
filum reticulare
fibers of the dorsal nerve root which spread out in a fanlike pattern to enter the spinal cord along a dorsolateral groove.
filum terminale
a slender, threadlike prolongation of the spinal cord from the conus medullaris to the sacrum and tail.
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1,3) [FIGURE 3b OMITTED] [FIGURE 4a OMITTED] [FIGURE 4b OMITTED] Other associated abnormalities Closed spinal dysraphisms such as diastomatomyelia, dermal sinus, terminal myelocystocoele, lipomas, thickened filum terminale, tethered cord and sacral spina bifida have been described in the literature.
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Myxopapillary ependymomas are well-circumscribed tumors that occur primarily at the base of the spine in an area called the filum terminale.
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The conus was low being located at the L4 level where it continued caudally as a thickened filum terminale.
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