headward

/ ˈhɛdwəd /

adjective

1. (of river erosion) cutting backwards or upstream above the original source, which recedes

adverb

1. a variant of headwards

Example Sentences

Diaz Artiles and her team are investigating potential countermeasures to help counteract the headward fluid shifts of SANS.

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Researchers understand even less about astronauts’ neurological states and whether cognition is affected by the pressure that fluids shifting headward put on the brain.

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On flat surfaces, the wave starts with the last leg and travels headward.

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“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.

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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.

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