Body Location or Region
caudal Audio
cau·dal [ kawd-l ]
Etymology:
Latin cauda = tail
Hence applied to anesthesia produced by injection into the lower portion of the spinal canal near the cauda equina.
Definitions related to caudal:
  • (caudad) Backwards; in a direction toward the tail or posterior extremity of the body.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Constituting or relating to a tail; situated near the tail.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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