pigtail in English

noun
1
a braid or gathered hank of hair hanging from the back of the head, or either of a pair at the sides.
she had her hair done in pigtails
2
a short length of flexible braided wire connecting a stationary part to a moving part in an electrical device.
Twist the ends of the wires being connected with the pigtail wire tightly together.
3
a thin twist of tobacco.

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1. One of his grievances was that he had to exchange his stylish Paris suit for a stiff uniform and pigtail.

2. The final angiography check, the first using the superselective Direxion microcatether and the second using the diagnostic pigtail catheter placed in the aorta, showed an absence of Endoleak with a regular opacification of the aortic-Bisiliac lumen

3. If the lumen has only been partially opened a few locil sutures suffice — 4/0 dexon over a PVC splint of 6–8 Charriære (alternatively pigtail ureter splints with curl effect and self-adhesion mechanism). An analogous procedure is recommended in cases of total transection of the lumen, i.e. it should be sought to effect a uretero-ureteral anastomosis whenever possible, using only a few sutures to re-anastomose the suitably prepared ureteral stumps.