cephalad

/ ˈsɛfəˌlæd /

adverb

1. anatomy towards the head or anterior part Compare caudad

Example Sentences

This area of molt then spreads cephalad and caudad.

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A slight variation in the above process occurred in some specimens in which the lateral strips joined immediately cephalad of the tail instead of at the center of the dorsum.

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The molt patch extends caudad toward the tail and cephalad toward the chin.

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Cephalad: toward the head, along the central line of the body.

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Lingula: in Aleurodidae, a more or less slender tongue or strap-shaped organ, attached cephalad within the vasiform orifice: a term proposed by Leuckart for the ligula of the bees.

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