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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Cephalic | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Cephalic | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] head: cf. F. c[82]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]: | |
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Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n. A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head. | |
