caudocephalad

caudocephalad
adv. [L. cauda, tail; Gr. kephale, head]
Directed toward the head from the caudal region.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • caudocephalad — In a direction from the tail toward the head. * * * cau·do·ceph·a·lad (kaw″do sefґə ləd) [cauda + cephalad] 1. proceeding in a direction from the tail toward the head. 2. cephalad. 3. in both a caudal and a cephalic direction …   Medical dictionary

  • cephalad — In a direction toward the head. SEE ALSO: cranial (1). * * * ceph·a·lad sef ə .lad adv toward the head or anterior end of the body * * * adj. towards the head. * * * ceph·a·lad (sefґə lad) [cephal + ad] proceeding toward the head, as opposed …   Medical dictionary

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