Dictionary

caudad en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔːdæd/

Etymology

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + ad (“to”). By surface analysis, caudo- + -ad.

Meanings

1. Synonym of caudal.
   • However, vigorous contractions may occur at the same time in the caudad stomach and the upper part of the small intestine. 2003, Leonard R. Johnson, Essential Medical Physiology, page 487:
   • If the head of the pancreas is placed in a caudad position, the vascular anastomotic techniques are not different from those described for systemic vein and bladder drainage (see above). 2004, Rainer W.G. Gruessner, David E.R. Sutherland, Transplantation of the Pancreas, page 160:
   • From within the cephalad and caudad extremities of the valves numerous hairs protrude. 1888, Journal of the Scientific Laboratories of Denison University, page 72:

Forms

Synonyms

caudal

caudad en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔːdæd/

Etymology

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + ad (“to”). By surface analysis, caudo- + -ad.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) backwards; toward the tail or posterior part
2. (not-comparable) towards the feet (only in humans); inferior.

Antonyms

cephalad

Coordinates

caudal · cephalic · caudo-

Deriveds

mesocaudad

Synonyms

tailward · caudally