Meaning & use
cephalad
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Toward the head; in a direction oriented toward the head end of the body.
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The surgeon moved the instrument cephalad, away from the patient's feet.
The tumor had spread in a cephalad direction along the spine.
A note on using this word
A specialized anatomical direction term used mainly in medicine and biology; its opposite, "caudad," means toward the tail or feet.
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