tail (redirected from tail rigidity)

tail (tāl) any slender appendage.

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tail of spermatozoon  the flagellum of a spermatozoon, which contains the axonema; it has four regions: the neck, middle piece, principal piece, and end piece.

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tail (tl)

n.

The posterior part of an animal, especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body.

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tail,

the caudal extremity of an organ or body, such as an axillary tail of a mammary gland.

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Tail

adjective Referring to an elongated terminal tapering of an organism, cell, molecule, statistic, or other component in a system that slowly arrives to a baseline or disappears
noun
Herbal medicine A trivial name for certain plants—e.g., cat tail, mare’s tail
Malpractice See Tail coverage
Molecular biology A sequence of nucleotides at the end of a molecule
Surgery An elongated mass of tissue

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tail [tāl]

any slender appendage; called also cauda.

tail of spermatozoon the flagellum of a spermatozoon; it has four regions: the neck, middle piece, principal piece, and end piece.

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tail

the caudal terminal appendage of the vertebral column made up of the coccygeal vertebrae and their attendant tissues. See also cauda.

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tail absence

an inherited defect in cattle, cats and pigs, sometimes associated with other deformities of the vertebral column, atresia of the anus and urogenital system defects. See also manx.

tail amputation

may be required for removal of a diseased tail; also a common husbandry practice in pastoral dairy herds where tails full of sloppy feces are unwelcome industrial hazards to farmhands working in pit type milking parlors, especially on cold mornings. Standard practice is to amputate with a guillotine type dehorner.

banged tail

see bangtail.

tail biting

a vice in pigs which bite each other's tail because of boredom initially and then as a habit, causing blood loss and frequently local abscess formation or spinal cord abscess. In dogs, seen as a vice in association with tail chasing (see below). In caged mice may be attributable to crowding.

tail bleeding

collection of blood from the ventral median coccygeal vein, e.g. in cattle; laboratory rodents are also bled from the ventral coccygeal artery or by amputation of the end of the tail.

bob tail, bobbed tail

see bobtail.

tail boot

a leather sleeve that is wrapped around the butt of a horse's tail, laced up, and secured to a harness by a retaining strap. Designed to protect the tail from wear while traveling. Nowadays bandaging is a more common method of protection.

tail brace

a device for supporting the tail in an elevated position for extended periods of time, usually as an adjunct to a surgical procedure on the tail or in the perineal region, e.g. dogs after surgery for perianal fistulae and horses after ventral myotomy ('nicking').

tail carriage

the way in which the tail is carried relative to the body. A high carriage of the butt of the tail with the hair streaming in the wind is the objective in show horses. See also nicking (2).

caudal tail fold

see caudal tailfold.

tail cellulitis

at the tail tip, a common sequel to unsanitary vaccination against pleuropneumonia; at the butt incidental to injury.

tail chasing

an obsessive-compulsive behavior seen occasionally in dogs, particularly Bull terriers. The dog periodically lapses into episodes of chasing its tail. Most deliberately do not catch it, but those that do can cause serious self-trauma.

tail deformity

most cases are sporadic but it is inherited as part of the inherited tail-absent syndrome in cattle and pigs.

tail docking

see dock (1).

tail elevation

posture indicative of irritation in the vagina, e.g. after irrigation of cervix and uterus with Lugol's iodine; tail held out from the body, plus rigidity, a sure indication of the presence of tetanus.

tail fold dermatitis

see fold dermatitis.

frozen tail, limber tail, rudder tail, cold water tail

a painful condition of the tailbase recognized in gundogs, mainly Labrador retrievers. Usually seen the day after hunting, and believed to be a tendonitis or myositis associated with vigorous swimming or hyperextension of the tail when leaping into water. The affected dog holds the tail horizontally, away from the rump, and is reluctant to sit.

tail gland

an oval area of skin on the dorsal aspect of the tail in dogs centered at the level of the eighth coccygeal vertebrae which contains a large number of sebaceous and apocrine glands.

Tail gland.

tail gland hyperplasia

in dogs, a spongy enlargement with alopecia and scaling of the area, usually associated with hormonal disturbances, in which the apocrine gland segment is especially hyperplastic.

ingrown tail

dogs with naturally short, kinked tails (corkscrew tails), e.g. British bulldogs and Pugs, may have deep skin folds surrounding the tail that are subject to moist dermatitis and secondary infection.

tail jack

see tailing.

tail louse

see haematopinusquadripertusus.

tail and mane dystrophy

see mane and tail dystrophy.

tail mange

see chorioptic mange.

tail paint

special paint applied to the tailhead of cows as a heat mount detection aid. When cows stand to be mounted the paint is rubbed off.

tail paralysis

is characterized by a flaccid, anesthetized tail. Occurs with injury, myelitis or myelomalacia of caudal segments of the spinal cord.

tail pulse

the pulse as felt in the ventral coccygeal artery in cattle. Best felt at the level of the tip of the vulva.

tail pyoderma

equine staphylococcal folliculitis.

tail restraint

in cattle, holding the tail strongly over the back provides some control. See also tail-hitch, tailing.

tail rigidity

tail is stiff instead of its usual, whip-like in cattle, flexibility. Indicative of the presence of tetanus.

tail root

where the tail joins the body.

tail setting

see nicking (2).

tail skin dehiscence

skin at the tip of the gerbil's tail is easily pulled off; never catch or lift a gerbil by the tail other than at its base.

tail sore

the early or mild lesions in a tail-biting problem of pigs.

tail stock

first part of the tail, of a whale or dolphin, before it divides into the flukes.

tail sucking

a vice of cats, particularly Siamese, in which the tip of the tail is usually wet and becomes discolored.

tail switch louse

see haematopinusquadripertusus.

tail tag

used extensively for the identification of cattle. Made of metal or plastic in sharply contrasting colors and with identifying marks or numbers and letters on them so that animals, owners and veterinarians can be easily identified. The tag is wrapped around the thinner, meaty part of the tail, just above the brush and fixed with one of several patented attachments. See also backtag.

tail tie

see tail-hitch.

tail tip necrosis

disease of confined cattle on slatted floors; caused by treading injury.

tail tone

complete absence indicative of good outcome of epidural anesthesia; occurrence spontaneously indicative of lesion to cauda equine, in cattle usually due to mounting injury caused by a heavy bull or cow.

tail worm

equine staphylococcal dermatitis.

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tail

adjective Referring to an elongated terminal tapering of an organism, cell, molecule, statistic, or other component in a system that slowly arrives to a baseline or disappears noun Surgery An elongated mass of tissue. Cf Axillary tail.

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Patient discussion about tail.

Q. If I sit too long I get a pain in my tail bone area, when I stand it goes away...any idea? I also get a pain just like it on the bottom of my left foot that goes away.

A. Coccygodynia (pain of the tail bone) is not rare and can radiate from the lower back area. Usually it goes away on its own, however if the pain bothers you a lot you can apply anti-inflammation creams locally. If this pain is very disturbing for a while you should see a doctor to examine you once and check there is nothing else there that can cause the pain. Physical activity usually solves low back pain and might help in your case too.