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filum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | filament |
| Type of | complex body part, bodily structure, body structure, anatomical structure, structure |
| Has types | pilus, hair |
| Derivation | filar |
Examples of filum
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The dura mater continues as an extension called the filum terminale, which anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx.
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When the afferent and efferent nerves are both destroyed, as they may be by tumors of the cauda equina or filum terminale, the bladder is flaccid and distended for a while.
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The human spinal cord extends from the foramen magnum and continues through to the conus medullaris near the second lumbar vertebra, terminating in a fibrous extension known as the filum terminale.
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- Filament: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
- The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain (the medulla specifically). The brain and spinal cord together make up the central nervous system. ...
- A filamentous anatomical structure
- Latin = a thread. Filum terminale - a thread of pia continuous with the lower end of the spinal cord.
