Located toward or moving in the direction of an axis or central point.
From Latin 'ad-' (toward) + 'radius' (ray, spoke). A technical anatomical term created by combining these Latin roots to describe directional positioning.
This word is like anatomists' shorthand for 'pointing toward the middle'—it's the opposite of 'abrad' (away from the axis), and using these paired terms lets doctors describe complex positions super precisely without long explanations.
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