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cephalad
adverb
anatomy specializeduk /ˈsef.əl.æd/ us /ˈsef.əl.æd/
in a position that is towards the head or top part of the body:
Manually tilt the pelvis cephalad by about 15 degrees.
This venous channel continued cephalad through the diaphragm.
This ensures the epidural catheter passes in a cephalad direction.
The abnormality may be subtle because the cephalad portion of the cerebellum often appears normal.
The catheter was directed cephalad and advanced 3 to 4 cm in the epidural space.
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Relating to particular parts of the body
abdominal
abdominally
abdominis
adnexa
anally
coronary
gastric
nasal
nasally
nasopharyngeal
nephric
nephritic
neurally
neurological
ocular
synaptically
tubal
vaginal
vaginally
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