Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In zoology and anatomy, a tail or tail-like appendage.
  • noun In botany, a tail-like appendage.

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  • noun any taillike structure

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Examples

  • As already mentioned (page 750), the term cauda equina is applied to this collection of nerve roots.

    IX. Neurology. 6. The Spinal Nerves 1918

  • And, indeed, the nerve mass is called cauda equina (kaw'duh ee-kw/nuh; "tail of a horse" L).

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • From the appearance these nerves present at their attachment to the medulla spinalis and from their great length they are collectively termed the cauda equina (Fig. 662).

    IX. Neurology. 3. The Spinal Cord or Medulla Spinalis 1918

  • I have never heard of the cream version of bagna cauda, but now we may have to try them side by side for comparison.

    Two Recipes for Bagna Càuda (Δύο Συνταγές για Μπάνια Καούντα) Laurie Constantino 2009

  • That takes me right back - I used to have a special bagna cauda set, like a mini-fondue set.

    Two Recipes for Bagna Càuda (Δύο Συνταγές για Μπάνια Καούντα) Laurie Constantino 2009

  • During the spinal tap, or lumbar puncture, a terrible medical mishap occurred: the lumbar puncture was made into what physicians refer to as the danger zone—the cauda equina—a group of nerve roots that send and receive messages to and from the lower abdominal organs and down into the legs.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • During the spinal tap, or lumbar puncture, a terrible medical mishap occurred: the lumbar puncture was made into what physicians refer to as the danger zone—the cauda equina—a group of nerve roots that send and receive messages to and from the lower abdominal organs and down into the legs.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Write it down while it is hot, hot as the bagna cauda* that bathes the yellow roasted peppers and halved onions in Renza's kitchen.

    poesie - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Dolcetto = a wine grape variety grown in northern Italy; bagna cauda

    poesie - French Word-A-Day 2008

  • Write it down while it is hot, hot as the bagna cauda* that bathes the yellow roasted peppers and halved onions in Renza's kitchen.

    French Word-A-Day: 2008

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