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(ad),In anatomic nomenclature, a suffix synonymous with -ward; toward or in the direction of the part indicated by the main portion of the word.
[L. ad, to]
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a suffix meaning 'toward (a specified terminus)': cephalad.
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Suffix used in anatomic nomenclature meaning -ward; toward or in the direction of the part indicated by the main portion of the word.
[L. ad, to]
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In anatomic nomenclature, a suffix synonymous with -ward; toward or in the direction of the part indicated by the main portion of the word.
[L. ad, to]
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suffix meaning toward.