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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