| caudate n. |
an elongated, arched gray mass closely related to the lateral ventricle throughout its entire extent and consisting of a head, body, and tail. The caudate nucleus and putamen form a functional unit (the neostriatum) of the corpus striatum. Click here to view image■Nucleus caudatus (caudate nucleus) in a lateral view of the left side of the brain.
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| caudate p. |
processus caudatus hepatis.
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| caudatolenticular |
pertaining to the caudate and lenticular nuclei of the corpus striatum.
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| caudectomy |
the surgical removal of all or part of the tail; see also dock.
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| caudocephalad |
1. proceeding in a direction from the tail toward the head. 2. cephalad. 3. in both a caudal and a cephalic direction.
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