Cephalic

What do we mean by cephalic?

Of or relating to the head. adjective

Located on, in, or near the head. adjective

In phonetics, a so-called ‘head’ or ‘cerebral’ sound. noun

Pertaining to the head in any way.

Situated or directed toward the head; connected with or constituting the front or fore part of a body or organ: opposed to caudal: as, the cephalic surface of the liver or diaphragm; the cephalic end of a vertebra; the cephalic segment of a centiped.

In human anatomy, the bending of the head of the embryo forward or downward upon the trunk.

A remedy for headache or other disorders in the head. noun

A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head. noun

Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under anterior. adjective

The ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and equal to 100; the breadth index. adjective

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. adjective

Of or referring to the head; headlike adjective

Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon adjective

Of or relating to the head adjective

Of or relating to the head; headlike.

Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon.

Of or relating to the head or brain Urban Dictionary

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Words that are spelled similarly to cephalic:
cephalic, cephalin, acephalic, -cephalic, cephalad, cephalus, acephalia, cephalo, cephal, phalic, cephalgia, encephalic, acephali, omphalic, cephalon, cephaloid, cephaline, cephalism, cephalo-, cephaly, kephalin, cephaelis, cephalins, cephalica, cephal-, cephala, bicephalic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cephalic:
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Words that rhyme with cephalic:
anencephalic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cephalic:
median, brachy, more, most, lateral, accessory, avian, posterior, external, anterior, subglobose, obsolescent, right, absent, equal, ventral, benign, sac, extensive, left, enlarged, usual, distal, fine, stomachic, characteristic, nearer, additional, biparietal, broad, distinct, dolicho, unilateral, adjective, neonatal, sternum, perfect, superficial, achy, flexed, dorsal, differentiated, fetal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cephalic:
index, vein, end, version, region, phase, portion, presentation, part, shield, ganglia, segment, lobe, margin, extremity, capsule, setae, border, ganglion, flexure, prominence, tetanus, presentations, papillae, veins, aspect, plate, curve, appendages, pole, indices, direction, glands, artery, crest, division, application, surface, stem, organs, segments, half, tentacles, bristles, rotation, limbs, edge, lobes, groove, circulation, vesicle, aorta, length, trunk, mesoderm, flow, reflexes, cartilage, structures, sensilla, delivery, fan, stimulation, fig, cone, organ, disc, angle, limb, sinus, plates, wall, pain, cavity, trim, responses, mass, tentacle, furrow, nerves, gland, influences, vessels, replacement, skeleton, muscles, tincture.

Words that sound like cephalic:
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