Definition of Cephalic
Ce`phal´ic
a.
1.
(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.
n.
1.
A
medicine
for
headache
,
or
other
disorder
in
the
head
.
Related Words
caput
,
caudal
,
head
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