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caudate Definition

cau·date (dāt′)

adjective

having a tail or taillike part

Etymology: ModL < L cauda, tail + -ate

caudate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • nucleus: Note the red dot in the white matter just left of the caudate nucleus in the upper middle of the left hemisphere.
  • putamen: Extrapyramidal Nervous System Refers to the caudate, putamen, and Substantia Nigra.
  • lobe: Apart from a small caudate lobe on the right side, the bovine liver is not subdivided into lobes.

Browse dictionary entries near caudate

  1. caudal
  2. caudad
  3. caucus
  4. Caucasus
  5. Caucasoid
  6. Caucasian
  7. Caucasia
  8. Cauca
  9. catwhisker
  10. catwalk
  1. caudex
  2. caudillo
  3. caudle
  4. caught
  5. caught up (in)
  6. caul
  7. cauldron
  8. caulescent
  9. caulicle
  10. cauliflower