atlantad, adv. Phys.
(ætˈlæntəd)
[f. as next + -ad, taken as advb. termination (? after Gr. -δε towards).]
Towards the atlas (vertebra); towards the upper part of the body.
| 1825 J. Lizars Extr. Dis. Ovaria 15 The intestines..were pushed atlantad and dorsad, or upwards and backwards. |