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laterad

American  
[lat-uh-rad] / ˈlæt əˌræd /

adverb

Anatomy.
  1. toward the side.


Etymology

Origin of laterad

1805–15; < Latin later- (stem of latus side) + -ad 3

Example Sentences

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By this time each strip has spread laterad to the legs and sides, and is 10 to 20 mm. wide.

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From the origin the muscle passed posterodorsad and laterad of the pterygoid flange.

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Laterad: toward the side and away from the median line.

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While the trachea and bronchi lie ventrad to the oesophagus, the lungs lie laterad and even dorsad to the oesophagus and cardiac end of the stomach.

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From this point the hindgut, hg, extends cephalad until it lies laterad to the middle region of the duodenum, then bends through 180� and extends, in an almost straight line, to the cloaca, cl, lying in the region of the posterior appendage, pa.

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