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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus Gr ?, fr ? head: cf F. c['e]phalique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}. {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n. A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cephalic adj : of or relating to the head [ant: {caudal}]
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