Found 3 items, similar to Cephalic.
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Definition: cephalic
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Definition: cephalic
cephalic
adj : of or relating to the head [ant:
caudal]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cephalic
Cephalic
\Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh`
head: cf. F. c['e]phalique.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under
Anterior.
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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.
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Cephalic
\Ce*pha"lic\, n.
A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
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