Word
aborad
Phoneticsab·o·rad
Definition
adv. away from the middle of the body. You use this to describe something that is on the side or the outer part of a structure.
adv. situated away from the midline of the body or a structure. Often used in anatomical contexts to describe the position of organs or limbs relative to the central axis.
Examples
“The surgeon moved the incision aborad to avoid the nerves.”
“The patient's left arm was aborad of the central line, making it difficult for the nurse to administer the medication.”
“In some anatomical descriptions, the term aborad is used to specify the lateral position of a limb or organ relative to the mid-sagittal plane of the body.”
Examples
simple
“The surgeon moved the incision aborad to avoid the nerves.”
contextual
“The patient's left arm was aborad of the central line, making it difficult for the nurse to administer the medication.”
complex
“In some anatomical descriptions, the term aborad is used to specify the lateral position of a limb or organ relative to the mid-sagittal plane of the body.”
Etymology
From ab- (“away from”) + orad (“toward the mouth”), from Latin ōris (“mouth”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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