1. toward the head or anterior end of the body
Usage: medical/anatomical term

1. situated toward or directed toward the head or anterior end
Usage: medical/anatomical term

Examples

• The surgeon moved cephalad along the spinal column during the procedure.
• The nerve extends in a cephalad direction from the lower back.
• Cephalad displacement of the organs was noted on the imaging study.
• The incision was made with a cephalad orientation.
• Blood flows cephalad through the inferior vena cava toward the heart.