caudad

caudad
caudad [kô′dad΄]
adv.
< L cauda, tail + -AD2
Anat. Zool. toward the tail or the caudal part of the body; posteriorly: opposed to CEPHALAD

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cau·dad (kôʹdăd') adv.
Toward the tail or posterior end of the body; caudally.
  [Latin cauda, tail + -ad.]

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