cephal-

(before a vowel)

prefix

another name for cephalo-

cephalo- or (before a vowel) cephal-

combining form

indicating the head

⇒ cephalopod

Origin

via Latin from Greek kephalo-, from kephale head

cephal-

variant of cephalo- before a vowel:

cephalate.

Related Words

combining form
cephalalgia
cephalate
cephalitis
cephalization
cephalous

cephal-variant of cephalo-, before vowels, as in cephalad.

cephal-
combining form
or cephalo-

ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē

: head
cephalad
cephalopod

cephal-|ˈsɛfəl|combining form of Gr. κεϕαλή head, as ˈcephalad adv. Zool. [-ad], towards the head; cephaˈletron |sɛfəˈliːtrɒn| Zool. [Gr. ἦτρον abdomen], Owen's name for the head or anterior division of the body of some of the crustaceans, as the king-crab; hence cephaletral adj.; ˌcephalhæmaˈtoma Path., a bloody swelling beneath the pericranium; cephalˈhydrocele Path., a serous or watery swelling outside the cranium; cephaˈlotic a. Biol. [Gr. ὠτ-, οὖς ear], characterized by the presence of the ears on the middle line of the head.1887Wilder in Amer. Nat. June 545 In Ceratodus alone..is there a prerima,—that is, a rima extending cephalad from the margin of the porta.1872Cephaletral [see thoracetral s.v. thoraco-].1872Cephaletron [see thoracetron s.v. thoraco-].1900Dorland Med. Dict. 147/1 Cephalhematoma.1962Lancet 6 Jan. 54/1 There were 2 cases of cephalhaematoma (5·2%), which resolved by the age of 1 month.1900Dorland Med. Dict. 147/1 Cephalhydrocele.1908Practitioner Apr. 466 The conditions necessary for the formation of a cephalhydrocele are a fracture with laceration of the dura.1894W. Bateson Stud. Variation 458 Dareste also declares that the cephalotic state is similarly first indicated by a premature union of the folds in the region of the medulla.

cephal- combining form see cephalo-.

cephal-

combining form. the form of cephalo- before vowels, as in cephalic.

cephal-
combining form
or cephalo-
Etymology: Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē head — more at cephalic
1. : head
< cephalitis >
< cephalometer >
2. : cephalic and
< cephalofacial >

cephal-

Prefix

Alternative form of cephalo-

词汇	cephal-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary cephal- pref.（前缀） Variant of cephalo- cephalo-的变体 cephal- (before a vowel) prefix another name for cephalo- cephalo- or (before a vowel) cephal- combining form indicating the head ⇒ cephalopod Origin via Latin from Greek kephalo-, from kephale head cephal- 1 variant of cephalo- before a vowel: cephalate. Related Words combining form cephalalgia cephalate cephalitis cephalization cephalous cephal-variant of cephalo-, before vowels, as in cephalad. cephal- combining form or cephalo- ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē : head cephalad cephalopod cephal-\|ˈsɛfəl\|combining form of Gr. κεϕαλή head, as ˈcephalad adv. Zool. [-ad], towards the head; cephaˈletron \|sɛfəˈliːtrɒn\| Zool. [Gr. ἦτρον abdomen], Owen's name for the head or anterior division of the body of some of the crustaceans, as the king-crab; hence *cephaletral* adj.; ˌcephalhæmaˈtoma Path., a bloody swelling beneath the pericranium; cephalˈhydrocele Path., a serous or watery swelling outside the cranium; cephaˈlotic a. Biol. [Gr. ὠτ-, οὖς ear], characterized by the presence of the ears on the middle line of the head.1887Wilder in Amer. Nat. June 545 In Ceratodus alone..is there a prerima,—that is, a rima extending cephalad from the margin of the porta.1872Cephaletral [see thoracetral s.v. thoraco-].1872Cephaletron [see thoracetron s.v. thoraco-].1900Dorland Med. Dict. 147/1 Cephalhematoma.1962Lancet 6 Jan. 54/1 There were 2 cases of cephalhaematoma (5·2%), which resolved by the age of 1 month.1900Dorland Med. Dict. 147/1 Cephalhydrocele.1908Practitioner Apr. 466 The conditions necessary for the formation of a cephalhydrocele are a fracture with laceration of the dura.1894W. Bateson Stud. Variation 458 Dareste also declares that the cephalotic state is similarly first indicated by a premature union of the folds in the region of the medulla. cephal- combining form see cephalo-. cephal- combining form. the form of cephalo- before vowels, as in cephalic. cephal- combining form or cephalo- Etymology: Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē head — more at cephalic 1. : head < cephalitis > < cephalometer > 2. : cephalic and < cephalofacial > cephal- Prefix Alternative form of cephalo-
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