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Webster 1913 Edition
Cephalic
Ce-phal′ic
,Adj.
[L.
cephalicus
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. κεφαλή
head: cf. F. céphalique
.] (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.
Ce-pha′lic
,Noun.
A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cephalic
CEPHALIC
,Adj.
CEPHALIC
,Noun.