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tailcuff

tailcuff noun: a cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.

Noun

tailcuff (plural tailcuffs)

  1. A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.
    • Doxycycline induction of aortic UCP1 expression in rats has been shown to increase tailcuff systolic BP by 46mmHg and diastolic BP by 21mmHg.2015 July 24, John F. LaDisa et al., “Gene Expression in Experimental Aortic Coarctation and Repair: Candidate Genes for Therapeutic Intervention?”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI

Forms of tailcuff

pluraltailcuffs

Origin of tailcuff

From tail + cuff.

Questions about tailcuff

What does tailcuff mean?
Tailcuff means a cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.
What part of speech is tailcuff?
Tailcuff is a noun.
What is the plural of tailcuff?
The plural of tailcuff is tailcuffs.

Words near tailcuff in the dictionary

  1. tailcoats
  2. tailcone
  3. tailcones
  4. tailcord
  5. tailcords
  6. tailcuff
  7. tailcuffs
  8. tailcup
  9. tailcups
  10. taildragger
  11. taildraggers

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