caudal ligament


ret·i·nac·u·lum cau·da·'le

[TA] fibrous bands, remnants of the notochord, that extend from the skin to the coccyx, forming the coccygeal foveola. Synonym(s): caudal ligament, caudal retinaculum, ligamentum caudale

caudal ligament

The ligament formed by bundles of fibrous tissue uniting dorsal surfaces of the two lower coccygeal vertebrae and superjacent skin.See also: ligament