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cauda

cauda

2 9.9
A tail-like part of an animal or person that helps balance and movement
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔːdə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cauda
  • The Tale of Peter Rabbit! featuring "Flopus, Mopsus, Cauda Linea, et Petrus."
  • cauda equina

Examples

  • I had a herniated disk in my lower back that compressed the nerves at the lower end of my spine (cauda equina nerves).

    Blog text (20)

  • Cauda equina syndrome

    Academic text (2005)

  • I started smoking because of my cauda equina syndrome.

    Blog text (20)

  • You'll be given your ceremonial caudas.

    Spartacus (1960)

  • Neurological signs of spinal cord or cauda equina compression.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The cauda equina nerve plexus lies at the end of the spinal cord in the lumbar region.

    Academic text (2005)

  • It is important to rule out any red flag symptoms for cauda equina syndrome, such as bowel or bladder dysfunction and saddle anaesthesia.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The instructor distinguishes the regions of the spinal cord by color: cauda equina, blue; conus medullaris, yellow; dorsal rootlets, orange.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The cauda equina consists of a bundle of spinal nerves and nerve roots located below the spinal cord.

  • In anatomy class, we learned about the cauda equina and its role in the nervous system.

Synonyms

caudal appendage
vscauda
  • Specialized
8.4

A tail that extends from the back of an animal and helps balance

is a general taillike structure in organisms not limited to mammals

Surface Forms

cauda singular
caudae plural

Etymology

Cauda comes from the Latin cauda, which means 'tail', so think of the simple English word 'tail'. In anatomy it names tail-like parts; for example the cauda equina is a bundle of nerves at the base of the spine that looks like a horse's tail, which is why cauda refers to structures that act or look like a tail.