Cephalic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n.
     A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cephalic
       adj : of or relating to the head [ant: {caudal}]