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relating to the bottom end of the body, that is the bottom of the feet, or to the bottom end of the spinal cord: caudal anesthesia. caudal artery. relating to something that is like a tail. (Definition of caudal from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
caudate, caudated. having a tail or taillike appendage. adjective. situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises. “ caudal fins”. “the caudal end of the body”. synonyms: posterior. located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure.
1. a. Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts; posterior: the caudal fin of a fish. b. Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior. 2. Similar to a tail in form or function. [New Latin caudālis, from Latin cauda, tail .] cau′dal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
5 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. anatomy of or towards the posterior part of the body 2. zoology relating to, resembling, or in the position of.... Click for more definitions.
Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior. American Heritage Medicine. Similar to a tail in form or function. American Heritage Medicine. Synonyms: taillike. caudated. rear. posterior. back. Antonyms: cephalic. noun. A caudal vertebra. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Caudal. Noun. Singular: caudal. Plural:
Feb 8, 2024 · caudal (not comparable) ( zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body. ( anatomical terms of location and direction) Toward the tail end (hind end) of the body; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to inferior . Antonyms: cephalad, cephalic.
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