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. 1825J. Lizars Extr. Dis. Ovaria 15 The intestines..were pushed atlantad and dorsad, or upwards and backwards.