Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In anatomy, same as
cephalocercal .
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Examples
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Taking a cephalocaudal description, let me start with the head head: (drop dead handsome, almost a deadringer to FireConvoy of CarRobots) eyes: (light piping transparent over a blue colored simulated optic labels) arms: kind of scrawny with fists that are well suited to carrying thin weapons.
Transformers News 2009
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Proximodistal development is the infant's mastered motor control over the hands and fingers, and it occurs after cephalocaudal development.
Modern Mom 2009
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There are two types of motor development: cephalocaudal and proximodistal.
Modern Mom 2009
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