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caudad

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cau·dad  (kôdd)
adv.
Toward the tail or posterior end of the body; caudally.

[Latin cauda, tail + -ad.]

caudad [ˈkɔːdæd]
adv
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy towards the tail or posterior part Compare cephalad
[from cauda + -ad2]


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Patellofemoral assessments included caudad, cephalad, medial, lateral, and combined motions of the patella.
Massive external swelling, tenderness, and erythema of the anterior neck extended from the chin caudad to the midsternum, obliterating all cervical landmarks.
The lumbosacral junction was identified on the basis of its relative prominence compared with the region immediately caudal, its association with a point of discontinuity in surface curvature, and the appropriate number of palpable spinous processes caudad up to the C7 spinous process.
 
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