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cephalad

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ceph·a·lad  (sf-ld)
adv. Biology
Toward the head or anterior section.
cephalad [ˈsɛfəˌlæd]
adv
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy towards the head or anterior part Compare caudad
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Adenomas can expand cephalad into the suprasellar cistern and compress the optic chiasm and optic nerves, caudally to erode the sella turcia, and laterally to compress or invade the cavernous sinuses.
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An axis for screw insertion was drawn starting at the centre of the pubic tubercle, through the mid-portion of the pubic ramus and superior bone cephalad to the acetabulum, and then exiting the lateral ilium (Fig.
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On sagittal images, the fragment resembled a second posterior cruciate ligament (PCL), and it was partially coiled at its cephalad aspect (Fig.
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