tailcuff

English

Etymology

From tail +‎ cuff.

Noun

tailcuff (plural tailcuffs)

1. A cuff, attached to the tail, used to measure blood pressure in small animals.
   • 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:

     Doxycycline induction of aortic UCP1 expression in rats has been shown to increase tailcuff systolic BP by 46mmHg and diastolic BP by 21mmHg.