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cauda equina en · NOUN

Etymology

From Latin cauda equina (literally “horse's tail”), from its appearance like a horsetail.

Meanings

  1. A bundle of nerve roots at the base of the spinal column.
    • The cauda equina normally begins at the level of the L1/2 disc space, distal to the conus medullaris. 2004, Walter George Bradley, Neurology in Clinical Practice: The neurological disorders, Volume 2, page 1158:

Forms

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caudae equinae Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cauda equina syndrome

Synonyms

horsetail

Translations (2)

ja 馬尾 (bundle of nerve roots) · ca cua de cavall (bundle of nerve roots)