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Meaning of CEPHALIC

Pronunciation:  su'falik

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  of or relating to the head
 

CEPHALIC is a 8 letter word that starts with C.

 

 Antonyms: caudal
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? head: cf.
    F. c['e]phalique.] (Anat.)
    Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}.
    
    {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.
    
    
  2. \Ce*pha"lic\, n.
    A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
    
    
 

 

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