tail

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.

Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

tail

(tāl), [TA]

1. Any tail, or taillike structure, or tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part. Synonym(s): cauda [TA]

2. veterinary anatomy a free appendage representing the caudal end of the vertebral column; covered by skin and hair, feathers, or scales.

[A.S. taegl]

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

tail

(tāl)

n.

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

adj.

Of or relating to a tail or tails: tail feathers.

v. tailed, tailing, tails

v.tr.

To deprive of a tail; dock.

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tail′less adj.

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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.
 
Herbal medicine
noun A trivial name for certain plants—e.g., cat tail, mare’s tail.

Malpractice
noun The end of a period of malpractice liability exposure.

Molecular biology
noun A sequence of nucleotides at the end of a molecule of nucleic acid.

Surgery
noun An elongated mass of tissue.

Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

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. See Axillary tail.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

tail

(tāl) [TA]

1. Any taillike structure, or tapering or elongated extremity of an organ or other part.

2. veterinary anatomy A free appendage representing the caudal end of the vertebral column, covered by skin and hair, feathers, or scales.
Synonym(s): cauda [TA] .

[A.S. taegl]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

tail

1. the rear-most part of an animal.
2. (in vertebrates) that part behind the anus.

Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

tail

(tāl) [TA]

Any taillike structure or tapering or elongated extremity.
Synonym(s): cauda [TA] .

[A.S. taegl]

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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.

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