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Definition of Caudal

1. Adverb. Toward the posterior end of the body.

2. Adjective. Constituting or relating to a tail. "Caudal appendage"

3. Adjective. Resembling a tail.

4. Adjective. Situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises. "The caudal end of the body"

Definition of Caudal

1. a. Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a tail-like appendage.

Definition of Caudal

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Caudal

1. taillike [adj] : CAUDALLY [adv] - See also: taillike

Medical Definition of Caudal

1. Denoting a position more toward the cauda or tail, than some specified point of reference, same as inferior, in human anatomy. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Caudal

caucusing caucussed caucusses caucussing cauda cauda equina cauda fasciae dentatae cauda helicis cauda nuclei caudati cauda pancreatis

cauda striati caudad caudal (current term) caudal anaesthesia caudal anesthesia caudal appendage caudal block caudal canal caudal fin caudal fins

caudal flexure caudal keel caudal keels caudal ligament caudal neuropore caudal neurosecretory system caudal pancreatic artery

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