cauda equina
English
Etymology
Latin cauda equina (literally “horse's tail”), from its appearance like a horsetail.
Noun
- (anatomy) A bundle of nerve roots at the base of the spinal column
- 2004, Walter George Bradley, Neurology in Clinical Practice: The neurological disorders, Volume 2[1], page 1158:
- The cauda equina normally begins at the level of the L1/2 disc space, distal to the conus medullaris.
Synonyms
- (anatomy): horsetail
Derived terms
Translations
bundle of nerve roots
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