cephalad
/ˈsɛfəˌlæd/
adverb
- Toward the head or anterior part of the body.
- The nurse adjusted the bed so the patient's head was tilted cephalad.
- The doctor moved the ultrasound probe cephalad to examine the patient's neck.
- In anatomy class, we learned that blood flows cephalad through the jugular vein.
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