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Caudad: Toward the feet (or, in embryology, toward the tail), as opposed to cranial. The spinal cord is caudad to the brain.
For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the entry to "Anatomic Orientation Terms".
Caudad: Toward the feet (or, in embryology, toward the tail), as opposed to cranial. The spinal cord is caudad to the brain. For a more complete listing of terms used in ...
Definition of CAUDAD: toward the tail or posterior end . Origin of CAUDAD. Latin cauda. First Known Use: 1888. Rhymes with CAUDAD. Akkad, aoudad, Baghdad, Belgrade ...
caudad /cau·dad/ (kaw´dad) directed toward the tail or distal end; opposite to cephalad. cau·dad (kô d d) adv. Toward the tail or posterior end of the body; caudally.
Definition of CAUDAD: toward the tail or posterior end
World English Dictionary caudad (ˈkÉ”Ëdæd) — adv anatomy Compare cephalad towards the tail or posterior part [C19: from cauda + -ad ²]