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caudad does mean "towards the posterior end of the body", but not sure what context this is in

Posted By: MT50 on 2007-12-31
In Reply to: Sentence please - MT50

Subject: caudad does mean "towards the posterior end of the body", but not sure what context this is in.




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maybe caudad
Subject: maybe caudad

caudad


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Nevermind - got it! It's caudad. nm
Subject: Nevermind - got it! It's caudad. nm

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