rostrad

rostrad

 [ros´trad]

1. toward a rostrum; nearer the rostrum in relation to a specific point of reference.

2. cephalad.

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ros·trad

(ros'trăd),

1. In a direction toward any rostrum.

2. Situated nearer a rostrum or the snout end of an organism in relation to a specific reference point; opposite of caudad (2).

[L. rostrum, beak, + -ad, toward]

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ros·trad

(ros'trad)

1. In a direction toward any rostrum.

2. Situated nearer a rostrum or the snout end of an organism in relation to a specific reference point; opposite of caudad (2).

[L. rostrum, beak, + -ad, toward]

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