Synonyms & related words for cephalad

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cephalad. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cephalad

Explore words related to cephalad — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include headwards, sinciput, basion, pericranium, caudad, occiput, dorsad, diapophysis. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cephalad come from?

The word cephalad breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: cephal, from Greek kephale (“head”); and -ad, from Latin ad (“toward”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.