cephalocaudal trend

noun

An aspect of motor development in children in which they develop their ability of moving the upper parts of the body before the lower parts.

Meanings

nouncephalocaudal trend (plural cephalocaudal trends)

plural cephalocaudal trends

  1. An aspect of motor development in children in which they develop their ability of moving the upper parts of the body before the lower parts.
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