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MeSH Heading: Cauda Equina
Tree Number(s): A08.800.800.720.725.150
Unique ID: D002420
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002420
Annotation: disease: coordinate IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS (IM); cauda equina syndrome: CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME see POLYRADICULOPATHY is available
Scope Note: The lower part of the SPINAL CORD consisting of the lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerve roots.
Entry Term(s): Filum Terminale
See Also: Spinal Cord
Public MeSH Note: FILUM TERMINALE was see under CAUDA EQUINA 1963-78
Online Note: use CAUDA EQUINA to search FILUM TERMINALE 1966-78
History Note: FILUM TERMINALE was see under CAUDA EQUINA 1963-78
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/06/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Cauda Equina MeSH Descriptor Data 2025