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cephalad

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cephalad /ceph·a·lad/ (sef´ah-lad) toward the head.
ceph·a·lad (sf-ld)
adv.
Toward the head or anterior section.
cephalad,
adj headward, directed toward the head.
cephalad
toward the head.
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The mass was located in the midline, and it extended from the hyoid bone cephalad to the base of the tongue.
Submental midline dermoid cyst in a 25-year-old man by Napier, Bradford / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
In this patient, the cellulitis was so aggressive that it extended posteriorly to the spine, antero-laterally to the cervical skin, cephalad to the pharynx, and caudad to the chest.
Fulminant Meningococcal Supraglottitis: An Emerging Infectious ... by Cox, Jeffrey / Emerging Infectious Diseases
If a total thyroidectomy is planned, a Penrose drain may be placed around the isthmus to augment the cephalad retraction.
Current technique for resection of mediastinal goiter by Ko, Wilson / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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