English Explanatory Dictionary

cephalad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cephalad.wav /ˈsɛfəlæd/

Word forms

cephalad more cephalad most cephalad

Etymology

From cephal- + -ad.

Antonyms

caudad
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