cephalic
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cephalic
- /sɪˈfælɪk/ US
- /ˈsɛfəlɪk/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
adjective more cephalic · most cephalic · cephalick
- Of or relating to the head. The objective of this study was to identify the factors predictive of the success of external cephalic version (ECV). […] The study shows that transverse foetal presentation, a senior physician operator, multiparity, as well as a non-anterior placental location are factors predictive of the success
- Of or relating to the brain. I was at the Mathematical School, where the Maſter taught his Pupils after a Method ſcarce imaginable to us in Europe. The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture. This the Student was to ſwallow upon a faſting Stomach, and for thr
- Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
- Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
- Headlike; cephaloid.
noun cephalics · cephalick
- A remedy that benefits the head or brain. […] recover their Sight […] by the use of Bleeding, Purging, Blistering and Cephalics.
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Talk about this word "cephalic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cephalic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cephalic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cephalic "cephalic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cephalic.Cite this
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title = {cephalic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cephalic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
