cephal-comb. form
combining form of Greek κεϕαλή head.
ˈcephalad adv. 
/ˈsɛfl̩ad/,
Brit. /ˈsɛfəlad/
, /ˈsɛfəlad//ˈsɛfl̩ad/U.S. /ˈsɛfəˌlæd/
[-ad suffix2] Zoology towards the head./ˈsɛfəˌlæd/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adverb] > towards the head
cephalad1887
1887 B. G. Wilder in Amer. Naturalist June 545 In Ceratodus alone..is there a prerima,—that is, a rima extending cephalad from the margin of the porta.
cephaˈletron n. /ˌsɛfəˈliːtrən/,
Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈliːtrɒn/
, /ˌsɛfəˈliːtrɒn//ˌsɛfəˈliːtrən/U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈliˌtrɑn/
[Greek ἦτρον abdomen] Zoology Owen's name for the head or anterior division of the body of some of the crustaceans, as the king-crab; hence cephaletral adj./ˌsɛfəˈliˌtrɑn/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > member of > parts of > head or anterior division
cephaletron1872
1872 Owen in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28 465 This segment..belongs to the category of ‘thoracetral’ plates: it is cephaletral only by confluence.
1872 Owen in Trans. Linn. Soc. 28 463 I venture to hope that the term ‘cephaletron’ may meet with some acceptance.., and that the term ‘thoracetron’ may have the same fortune in relation to the second division of the body.
ˌcephalhaemaˈtoma n. /ˌkɛf(ə)lˌhiːməˈtəʊmə/,
Brit. /ˌsɛf(ə)lˌhiːməˈtəʊmə/
, /ˌsɛf(ə)lˌhiːməˈtəʊmə//ˌkɛf(ə)lˌhiːməˈtəʊmə/U.S. /ˌsɛf(ə)lˌhiməˈtoʊmə/
Pathology a bloody swelling beneath the pericranium./ˌsɛf(ə)lˌhiməˈtoʊmə/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > disorders of brain > brain tumour
testudoc1400
Talpa1684
glioma1870
psammoma1872
myxoglioma1878
gliomatosis1886
gliosis1892
cephalhaematoma1900
meningioma1922
medulloblastoma1925
glioblastoma multiforme1926
space-occupying lesion1937
neuroglioblastoma1985
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 147/1 Cephalhematoma.
1908 Practitioner Apr. 467 Cephalhaematoma situated beneath the periosteum usually takes some weeks to absorb.
1962 Lancet 6 Jan. 54/1 There were 2 cases of cephalhaematoma (5·2%), which resolved by the age of 1 month.
cephalˈhydrocele n. /ˌkɛf(ə)lˈhʌɪdrə(ʊ)siːl/,
Brit. /ˌsɛf(ə)lˈhʌɪdrə(ʊ)siːl/
, /ˌsɛf(ə)lˈhʌɪdrə(ʊ)siːl//ˌkɛf(ə)lˈhʌɪdrə(ʊ)siːl/U.S. /ˌsɛf(ə)lˈhaɪdroʊˌsil/
Pathology a serous or watery swelling outside the cranium./ˌsɛf(ə)lˈhaɪdroʊˌsil/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of nervous system > [noun] > disorders of brain > encephalocele
fungus1634
encephalocele1835
parencephalocele1842
hydrencephalocele1854
meningoencephalocele1891
cephalhydrocele1900
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 147/1 Cephalhydrocele.
1908 Practitioner Apr. 466 The conditions necessary for the formation of a cephalhydrocele are a fracture with laceration of the dura.
cephaˈlotic adj. /ˌkɛfəˈlɒtɪk/,
Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒtɪk/
, /ˌsɛfəˈlɒtɪk//ˌkɛfəˈlɒtɪk/U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑdɪk/
[Greek ὠτ-, οὖς ear] Biology characterized by the presence of the ears on the middle line of the head./ˌsɛfəˈlɑdɪk/ΚΠ
1894 W. Bateson Materials Study 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.
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