adverb
- toward the side; in a lateral direction
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The muscle fibers extend laterad from the central tendon.
- The surgeon made an incision extending laterad from the midline.
- The nerve branches laterad toward the outer edge of the limb.
- Blood vessels course laterad through the tissue.
- The anatomist traced the structure as it curved laterad.
- The growth pattern showed cells migrating laterad during development.