Definition of Cephelic
Ce*phal"ic (?), a. [L.
cephalicus, Gr. &?;, fr. kefalh` 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, n. A medicine for
headache, or other disorder in the head.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- head-like
- of or referring to the head
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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