CEPHAL-

Meaning of CEPHAL- in English

[cephal-] or cephalo- comb form [L, fr. Gk kephal-, kephalo-, fr. kephale]: head "cephalad" "cephalopod"

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CEPHAL — cephal- n [occurring in derivatives and compounds] cephalo- (= head)
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CEPHAL- — or cephalo- combining form Etymology: Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē head
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CEPHAL- — combining form or cephalo- Etymology: Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē head — more at cephalic 1. : head …
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CEPHAL- — var. of cephalo- before a vowel: cephalate.
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CEPHAL- — or cephalo- Etymology: Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē : head cephal ad cephalo pod
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CEPHAL — Variant: or cephalo- Function: combining form Etymology: Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephal ē : head < cephal ad> …
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COMBINING FORM — noun Date: 1884 a linguistic form that occurs only in compounds or derivatives and can be distinguished descriptively from an …
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CEPHALO- — combining form see: cephal-
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CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION — I. ceph·a·lo·pelvic disproportion ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+...- noun Etymology: cephal- + pelvic : a condition in which the maternal pelvis is small in …
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CEPHALIN — I. ˈsefələ̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Cephalina : a gregarine trophozoite complete with epimerite and usually attached …
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CEPHALAD — I. ˈsefəˌlad adverb Etymology: cephal- + -ad : toward the head or anterior end of the body — opposed to …
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-AD — I. ˌad, ˌaa(ə)d, _əd noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French -ade, from Latin -ad-, …
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CEPHALORIDINE — ˌsefəˈlȯrəˌdēn, -ˈlär- noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from cephal osp or in (herein) + -idine : a semisynthetic broad-spectrum …
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CEPHALEXIN — ˌsefəˈleksə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: cephal osporin (herein) + -ex- (of unknown origin) + -in : a semisynthetic cephalosporin …
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RHYNCHOCEPHALIA — ˌriŋ(ˌ)kōsə̇ˈfālyə, -ālēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhynch- + cephal- + -ia : an order of Reptilia …
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PLATYCEPHALY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsefəlē noun also platy·ceph·a·lism -ˌlizəm ( plural platycephalies also platycephalisms ) Etymology: platycephaly International Scientific Vocabulary platy- + cephal- + …
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PACHYCEPHALIA — ˌpakə̇sə̇ˈfālāə noun or pachy·ceph·a·ly ˌpakə̇ˈsefəlē ( plural pachycephalias or pachycephalies ) Etymology: pachycephalia from New Latin, from pachy- + cephal- …
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LEPTOCEPHALY — -lē noun also lep·to·ce·pha·lia -_sə̇ˈfālyə ( plural leptocephalies also leptocephalias ) Etymology: New Latin leptocephalia, from lept- + cephal- + …
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HYPSICEPHAL — ˌhipsəˈsefəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hyps- + -cephal (as in dolichocephal ) : a person having …
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DEINOCEPHALIA — ˌdīnōsə̇ˈfālyə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from din- + cephal- + -ia : a suborder of Therapsida comprising …
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CTENOCEPHALIDES — ˌtenōsə̇ˈfaləˌdēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cten- + cephal- + Greek -idēs (patronymic suffix) : a genus of …
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COMBINING FORM — noun : a linguistic form that occurs only in compounds or derivatives and can be distinguished descriptively from an affix …
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CEPHALOTHORAX — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ˈ- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephal- + thorax; probably originally formed as French céphalothorax : the united head and …
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CEPHALOTHECIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷+ Etymology: New Latin, from cephal- + thecium synonym of trichothecium
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CEPHALOSPORIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈspōreəm noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cephal- + -sporium : a form genus of imperfect fungi with conidia …
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CEPHALOPTERUS — ˌsefəˈläptərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cephal- + -pterus : a genus of birds of the family Cotingidae …
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CEPHALOPODA — ˌsefəˈläpədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cephal- + -poda : the highest class of Mollusca containing the …
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CEPHALOPHUS — sə̇ˈfaləfəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from cephal- + Greek lophos crest : a genus of small alert …
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CEPHALOPHOLIS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈfōlə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cephal- + Pholis, genus of fishes, from Greek phōlis, a sea fish …
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CEPHALOMETRY
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CEPHALOMETRIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|me.trik, -ēk adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephal- + -metric; probably originally formed as French céphalométrique : of or relating …
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COMBINING FORM — Gram. a linguistic form that occurs only in combination with other forms. In word formation, a combining form may conjoin …
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