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Definition of Orthograde
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Orthograde
1. Walking or standing erect; denoting the posture of man; opposed to pronograde. Origin: ortho-+ L. Gradior, pp. Gressus, to walk (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthograde
Literary usage of Orthograde
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1903)
"The earliest type of the orthograde primate of which we have any knowledge is the
... (gibbon) type of orthograde primate have sprung what may be named—for ..."
2. Arboreal Man by Frederic Wood Jones (1916)
"In this interval of climbing up, the body axis approaches the vertical, and the
animal becomes in this way a temporary orthograde. There are degrees in this ..."
3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... appears to indicate that orthograde flow to the macula densa is an important
factor which regulates afferent arteriolar tone and thus ..."
4. The Exceptional Child by Maximilian Paul Eugen Groszmann (1917)
"... and for the child to acquire and develop normal orthograde positions of the
body requires a considerable well- directed practice on his own part. ..."
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