anteriad,adv.|ænˈtɪərɪæd| [f. anterior + -ad.] Towards the anterior part or surface of the body. 1903Trans.Amer.Microsc.Soc. Nov. 66 (Cent. D. Suppl.), The rudiment of the gall-bladder which in the previous stage..opens dorsad..in the present stage..opens anteriad.