cephalad
Britishadverb
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A slight variation in the above process occurred in some specimens in which the lateral strips joined immediately cephalad of the tail instead of at the center of the dorsum.
From Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] by Jameson, E. W.
Amnion cavity: a tube-like insinking from the ventral plate of the embryo, extending cephalad.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
The allantois, al, extends cephalad for some distance from the floor of the cloaca.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
This area of molt then spreads cephalad and caudad.
From Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] by Jameson, E. W.
It passes through that region of the enteron, ph, which may be called the pre-oral gut, since it lies cephalad to the now open mouth.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by Reese, C. M.
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