| Acrocephalic | a. [ Gr. &unr_; highest + &unr_;. See Cephalic. ] Characterized by a high skull. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Anencephalous | { } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, priv. + &unr_; the brain: cf. Encephalon. ] (Zool.) Without a brain; brainless. Todd & B. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Anencephalic |
| Brachycephalous | { , a. [ Gr. brachy`s short + &unr_; head. ] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Brachycephalic |
| Cephalic | a. [ L. cephalicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. kefalh` head: cf. F. céphalique. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Cephalic | n. A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Dolichocephalous | { } a. [ Gr. dolicho`s long + kefalh` head. ] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic. -- Dol`i*cho*ceph"al a. & n. Variants: Dolichocephalic |
| Encephalic | a. [ See Encephalon. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Epencephalic | a. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to the epencephalon. (b) Situated on or over the brain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hydrocephalic | a. Relating to, or connected with, hydrocephalus, or dropsy of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Macrencephalous | { } a. [ Macro + encephalic, encephalous. ] Of or pertaining to macrencephaly; having a large brain. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Macrencephalic |
| macrocephalous | a. [ Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head. ] 1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: macrocephalic |
| Megacephalous | { , a. [ Mega- + Gr. kefalh` head. ] (Biol.) Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they have large flower heads. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Megacephalic |
| Mesaticephalic | a. [ Gr. &unr_; midmost + E. cephalic. ] (Anat.) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mesencephalic | a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mesocephalic | a. [ Meso- + cephalic. ] (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; as, the mesocephalic flexure. (b) Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic. (c) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microcephalous | { } a. [ Micro- + cephalic, cephalous. ] (Anat.) Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; -- opposed to megacephalic. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Microcephalic |
| Myelencephalic | a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro-spinal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Plagiocephalic | a. [ Gr. pla`gios oblique + &unr_; the head. ] (Anat.) Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Platycephalous | { } a. [ Platy + Gr. &unr_; head. ] (Anat.) Broad-headed. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Platycephalic |
| Procephalic | a. [ Pref. pro- + cephalic. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head. [ 1913 Webster ]
Procephalic lobe (Zool.), that part of the head of an invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Prosencephalic | a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Rhinencephalic | a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Scaphocephalic | a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or affected with, scaphocephaly. [ 1913 Webster ] |
