Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cephalic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cephalic \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n.
A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cephalic
adj : of or relating to the head [ant: {caudal}]
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