Cephalic /(?)/
Ce·phal·ic
Cephalic
a.
- Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior. (Anat.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Cephalic index
- 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.
Cephalic
n.
- A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.