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caudally

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cau·dal  (kôdl)
adj. Anatomy
1.
a. Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts; posterior: the caudal fin of a fish.
b. Situated beneath or on the underside; inferior.
2. Similar to a tail in form or function.

[New Latin caudlis, from Latin cauda, tail.]

caudal·ly adv.
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Adv.1.caudally - toward the posterior end of the body


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The examiner applies approximately 7 kg of force through the patient's head with a caudally directed force.
The thyroid gland develops from the median bud of the primitive pharynx at the base of the tongue, and it invaginates like a duct (the thyroglossal duct) caudally.
Further evidence for masculinization of female rats by males located caudally in utero.
 
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