CEPHALIC
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Ce*phal"ic (?), a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. kefalh` head: cf. F. céphalique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior.
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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.
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Ce*pha"lic, n. A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
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