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cephalic

POS

Adjective

HYPHEN

ce=phal=ic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective cephalic has 1 sense

cephalic(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to the head;

Antonym:

caudal

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CIDE DICTIONARY

cephalic, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. , fr. kefalh` head: cf. F. céphalique.].

Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior. [1913 Webster]

Cephalic index (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and equal to 100; the breadth index. -- Cephalic vein, a large vein running from the back of the head alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used to open it for disorders of the head. Dunglison.

cephalic, n.

A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

cephalic, adj. of or in the head.

Idiom

cephalic index Anthropol. a number expressing the ratio of a head's greatest breadth and length.

Etymology

F c{eacute}phalique f. L cephalicus f. Gk kephalikos f. kephale head

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