-CEPHALY

Meaning of -CEPHALY in English

-cephaly BrE AmE ˈkef ə l i ˈsef-

▷ — microcephaly ˌmaɪk rəʊ ˈkef ə l i -ˈsef- AmE \ ˌ•oʊ-

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-CEPHALY — — see -cephalic
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-CEPHALY — a combining form of nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -cephalic or -cephalous: dolichocephaly.
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OXY- — I. combining form Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from oxys; akin to Greek achnē chaff — more at …
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TROCHOCEPHALIA — ˌträkōsə̇ˈfālēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from troch- + -cephalia -cephaly : an abnormal roundness of the skull …
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STROPH- — combining form or stropho- Etymology: Greek, from strephein to twist turn — more at strophe : twisting : turning stroph …
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STENOCEPHALY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəlē noun also steno·ce·phal·ia -_sə̇ˈfālyə ( plural stenocephalies also stenocephalias ) Etymology: New Latin stenocephalia, from sten- + -cephalia -cephaly …
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SCAPHOCEPHALY — -fəlē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scaph- + -cephaly : a congenital deformity of the skull in …
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SCAPH- — combining form or scapho- Etymology: scaphoid 1. : scaphoid scapho cephaly 2. : scaphoid and scapho lunar
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PYRGOCEPHALIC — |pər(ˌ)gō+ adjective Etymology: French pyrgocéphalie pyrgocephaly (from Greek pyrgos tower + French -céphalie -cephaly) + English -ic : having a …
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PLAGIOCEPHALY — ˌplājēōˈsefəlē noun ( -es ) Etymology: plagi- + -cephaly : a malformation of the head marked by obliquity of the …
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OTOCEPHALY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəlē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ot- + -cephaly : abnormal and deficient development of the head
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NANN- — combining form or nanno- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek nann-, from nannos, nanos — more at nan- : dwarf Nann …
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NAN- — combining form or nano- Etymology: French, from Latin nanus dwarf, from Greek nanos, nannos; probably akin to Greek nanna, nenna …
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MESATICEPHALISM — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəˌlizəm noun or me·sati·ceph·a·ly -fəlē Etymology: mesaticephalism from mesati- (from Greek mesatos midmost, irregular superl. of mesos mid, in the …
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IS- — combining form or iso- Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from isos equal 1. : equal : homogeneous : uniform is …
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ACROCEPHALY — ˌakrəˈsefəlē noun also ac·ro·ce·pha·lia ˌakrōsə̇ˈfālyə ( plural acrocephalies also acrocephalias ) Etymology: acrocephaly from French acrocéphalie, from acr- + -céphalie …
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ACR- — combining form or acro- also akr- or akro- Etymology: Middle French or Greek; Middle French acro-, from Greek akr-, akro-, …
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SCAPHOCEPHALY — — scaphocephalic /skaf'oh seuh fal"ik/ , scaphocephalous , adj. /skaf'euh sef"euh lee/ , n. Pathol. premature closure of the sagittal …
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PLAGIOCEPHALY — — plagiocephalic /play'jee oh seuh fal"ik/ , plagiocephalous , adj. /play'jee euh sef"euh lee/ , n. Med. a deformity of …
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CYMBOCEPHALY — — cymbocephalic /sim'boh seuh fal"ik/ , cymbocephalous , adj. /sim'boh sef"euh lee/ , n. Med. scaphocephaly. [ kýmbo ( s …
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CEPHALO- — a combining form meaning "head," used in the formation of compound words: cephalometry. Also, cephal-, -cephalic, -cephalous, -cephaly . [ …
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ACROCEPHALY — — acrocephalic /ak'roh seuh fal"ik/ , adj. , n. — acrocephalous , adj. /ak'reuh sef"euh lee/ , n. Pathol. oxycephaly. …
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