Meaning of whale's tail | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The distal bifurcation of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
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2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: The tail of a whale.
3. An alternative expression of the whale tail phenomenon where a thong peeks out above the waistband.
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Examples

“[…] anterior descending coronary artery (i.e. the "mustache," "pitchfork," or "whale's tail"; Fig. 18.6, top); in the circumflex system, the distal bifurcation of the segment with the longest total distance that includes the[…]”

“It then bifurcates distally and tapers out as a "whale's tail" at the cardiac apex, although sometimes it wraps around the apex to supply part of the inferior wall.”

“Another distraction occurs when pants ride low in the back and expose thong underwear, a phenomenon students have dubbed whales' tails...”

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