headward
Britishadjective
adverb
Example Sentences
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Diaz Artiles and her team are investigating potential countermeasures to help counteract the headward fluid shifts of SANS.
From Science Daily
Researchers understand even less about astronauts’ neurological states and whether cognition is affected by the pressure that fluids shifting headward put on the brain.
From New York Times
On flat surfaces, the wave starts with the last leg and travels headward.
From Science Magazine
“The study measured the structure and function of the internal jugular vein in long-duration spaceflight where astronauts are exposed to sustained headward blood and tissue fluid shifts,” scientists explain, in the statement.
From Fox News
Like other astronauts, he endured the stresses of microgravity, cosmic radiation and “headward fluid shift,” in which blood and tissue fluid collect in the head.
From Scientific American
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