| TF | free thyroxine; tactile fremitus; tail flick [reflex]; temperature factor; testicular feminization; ... |
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| ct | Curly tail |
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| TP | Tail Pinch |
| TST | Tail Suspension Test |
| TFL | Tail flick latencies |
| TFL | Tail flick latency |
| tail | 1. <zoology> The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. The tail of mammals and reptiles contains a series of movable vertebrae, and is covered with flesh and hairs or scales like those of other parts of the body. The tail of existing birds consists of several more or less consolidated vertebrae which supports a fanlike group of quills to which the term tail is more particularly applied. The tail of fishes consists of the tapering hind portion of the body ending in a caudal fin. The term tail is sometimes applied to the entire abdomen of a crustacean or insect, and sometimes to the terminal piece or pygidium alone. 2. Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles, in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin. "Doretus writes a great praise of the distilled waters of those tails that hang on willow trees." (Harvey) 3. Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything, as opposed to the head, or the superior part. "The Lord will make thee the head, and not the tail." (Deut. Xxviii. 13) 4. A train or company of attendants; a retinue. ""Ah," said he, "if you saw but the chief with his tail on."" (Sir W. Scott) 5. The side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head, effigy, or date; the reverse; rarely used except in the expression "heads or tails," employed when a coin is thrown up for the purpose of deciding some point by its fall. 6. <anatomy> The distal tendon of a muscle. 7. <botany> A downy or feathery appendage to certain achens. It is formed of the permanent elongated style. 8. <surgery> A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing. One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times. 9. A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything. 10. The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem. 11. Same as Tailing. 12. The bottom or lower portion of a member or part, as a slate or tile. 13. <chemical> See Tailing. Tail beam. Same as Tailpiece. <astronomy> Tail of a comet, the post where the besiegers begin to break ground, and cover themselves from the fire of the place, in advancing the lines of approach. Tail spindle, the spindle of the tailstock of a turning lathe; called also dead spindle. To turn tail, to run away; to flee. "Would she turn tail to the heron, and fly quite out another way; but all was to return in a higher pitch." (Sir P. Sidney) Origin: AS. Taegel, taegl; akin to G. Zagel, Icel. Tagl, Sw. Tagel, Goth. Tagl hair. 59. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tail bone | <anatomy> The last bone of the spinal column, sometimes referred to as man's vestigial tail. The last portion of the vertebral column just below the sacrum. (27 Sep 1997) |
| tail bud | The rapidly proliferating mass of cells at the caudal extremity of the embryo; remnant of the primitive node. Synonym: end bud. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail fold | The ventral folding of the caudal extremity of the embryonic disk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail of caudate nucleus | The elongated posterior extension of the caudate nucleus that parallels the body and inferior horn of the lateral ventricle. Synonym: cauda nuclei caudati, cauda striati. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail of dentate gyrus | A slender whitish band, the attenuated anterior continuation of the dentate gyrus (fascia dentata), crossing transversally the surface of the recurved part of the uncus gyri parahippocampalis. Synonym: band of Giacomini, cauda fasciae dentatae, frenulum of Giacomini, tail of dentate gyrus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail of epididymis | The inferior part of the epididymis that leads into the ductus deferens; part of the reservoir of spermatozoa. Synonym: cauda epididymidis, cauda epididymis, globus minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail of helix | A flattened process terminating the cartilage of the helix of the ear, posteriorly and inferiorly. Synonym: cauda helicis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail of pancreas | The left extremity of the pancreas within the lienorenal ligament. Synonym: cauda pancreatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail sheath | The protoplasmic envelope in the tail of a spermatozoon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail vertebrae | The four terminal segments of the vertebral column, usually fused to form the coccyx. Synonym: vertebrae coccygeae, tail vertebrae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tail-specific protease | <enzyme> Selectively degrades proteins with nonpolar c termini Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: tsp protease, prc protein, prc gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| tailed phage | A member of a group of hundreds of DNA-based bacteria-infecting viruses which are characterised by a helix-shaped tail and a cube-shaped head.This group includes the viral families Myoviridae, Podoviridae, andSiphoviridae. (09 Oct 1997) |
| tailgut | An extension of the hindgut caudal to the point at which the anal opening is formed. Synonym: postcloacal gut, tailgut. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tailing | 1. The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted in a wall. 2. <surgery> Same as Tail, 8 . 3. Sexual intercourse. 4. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed threshing and winnowing; chaff. 5. <chemical> The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it. Called also tails. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| artery of the pancreatic tail | Origin, splenic artery near the left gastroepiploic; distribution, the tail of the pancreas; anastomoses, with other pancreatic arteries. Synonym: arteria caudae pancreatis, caudal pancreatic artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| boat-tail | <zoology> A large grackle or blackbird (Quiscalus major), found in the Southern United States. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rat-tail | 1. <veterinary> An excrescence growing from the pastern to the middle of the shank of a horse. 2. <zoology> The California chimaera. See Chimaera. Any fish of the genus Macrurus. See Grenadier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mare's-tail | 1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud. "Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails." (Old Rhyme) 2. <botany> An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H.vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| viral tail proteins | Proteins found in the tail sections of DNA and RNA viruses. It is believed that these proteins play a role in directing chain folding and assembly of polypeptide chains. (12 Dec 1998) |
| comet tail sign | In chest radiology, the curved appearance of pulmonary arteries and veins associated with round atelectasis, fibrosis associated with organizing pleurisy. Synonym: comet tail sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| poly A tail | <molecular biology> A sequence of adenine nucleotides that get added to the 3' end of some primary transcript messenger RNA molecules in eukaryotes during post-transcriptional processing. The added tail is believed to confer stability to the molecule. Histone mRNA do not have poly A tail. The poly A tail is added post transcriptionally to the primary transcript as part of the nuclear processing of RNA yielding hnRNAs with 60-200 adenylate residues in the tail. In the cytoplasm the poly A tail on mRNAs is gradually reduced in length. The function of the poly A tail is not clear but it is the basis of a useful technique for the isolation of eukaryotic mRNAs. The technique uses an affinity column with oligo(u) or oligo(dT) immobilised on a solid support. If cytoplasmic RNA is applied to such a column, poly A rich RNA (mRNA) will be retained. (13 Nov 1997) |
| hare's-tail | <botany> A kind of grass (Eriophorum vaginatum). See Cotton grass, under Cotton. Hare's-tail grass, a species of grass (Lagurus ovatus) whose head resembles a hare's tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sperm tail | The posterior, filiform part of spermatozoa, which provides sperm motility. (12 Dec 1998) |
| split-tail | <zoology> A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) belonging to the Carp family. The pintail duck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| daggle-tail | A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dog's-tail grass | <botany> A hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw plait. Synonym: goldseed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dragon's tail | See Dragon's blood, Dragon's head, etc, under Dragon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| teeter-tail | <zoology> The spotted sandpiper. See the Note under Sandpiper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| triple-tail | <zoology> An edible fish (Lobotes Surinamensis) found in the warmer parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail. It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture of fancy work. Synonym:, locally, black perch, grouper, and flasher. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Tails
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coccyx: the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes
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the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body fag end: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" any projection that resembles the tail of an animal buttocks: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head chase: go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" dock: remove or shorten the tail of an animal the rear part of an aircraft remove the stalk of fruits or berries
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The tail is the long structure at the posterior end of a bird which allows it to balance properly and steer while in flight. Throughout the class Aves, it is shaped in numerous different ways, each which fits the way the bird(s) which possess it act and fly.
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A string of adenine nucleotides added to the 3' end of eukaryotic mRNA after transcription.
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the portion of the body of a fish posterior to the anus
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| tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body |
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| tail | the rear part of a ship |
| tail | the rear part of an aircraft |
| tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head |
| tail | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on |
| tail | a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements |
| tail | any projection that resembles the tail of an animal |
| tail | the time of the last part of something |
| tail | remove the stalk of fruits or berries |
| tail | remove or shorten the tail of an animal |
| tail | go after with the intent to catch |
| tail | (aeronautical) pertaining to the tail section of a plane |
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