cephalo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

combining form of Greek κεϕαλή head, used as the first element in many technical words:

1. In combinations.

cephalo-branchiate adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt/

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪət/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪət/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈbræŋkiᵻt/

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈbræŋkiˌeɪt/

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈbrɑŋkiᵻt/

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈbrɑŋkiˌeɪt/

[see -branchiate comb. form] having gills upon the head.

cephalo-cathartic adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)kəˈθɑːtɪk/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)kəˈθɑːtɪk/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊkəˈθɑrdɪk/

‘purging the head’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).

cephalo-extractor n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələʊᵻkˈstraktə/

/ˌsɛfələʊɛkˈstraktə/

/ˌkɛfələʊᵻkˈstraktə/

/ˌkɛfələʊɛkˈstraktə/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊɪkˈstræktər/

/ˌsɛfəloʊɛkˈstræktər/

an instrument for extracting a fœtus by the head.

cephalo-humeral adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈhjuːm(ə)rəl/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈhjuːm(ə)rəl/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈ(h)jum(ə)rəl/

[see humeral adj. and n.] name of a muscle in the horse and other animals, analogous to the cleido-mastoid part of the sterno-cleido-mastoid in humans.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 137 The origin of the cephalo-humeral.

cephalo-orbital adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələʊˈɔːbᵻtl/

/ˌkɛfələʊˈɔːbᵻtl/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈɔrbəd(ə)l/

[see orbital adj. and n.] see quot.

1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. ii. 232 The sum of the volume of both orbits thus obtained he compares with the cerebral capacity. This is the cephalo-orbital index.

cephalo-pharyngeal adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəl/

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarᵻnˈdʒiːəl/

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarn̩ˈdʒiːəl/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)fəˈrɪndʒɪəl/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarᵻnˈdʒiːəl/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarn̩ˈdʒiːəl/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊfəˈrɪndʒiəl/

/ˌsɛfəloʊˌfɛrənˈdʒiəl/

[see pharyngeal adj. and n.] relating to the head and pharynx.

1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 945/2 This aponeurosis, named cephalo-pharyngeal.

cephalo-rhachidian adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)rəˈkɪdɪən/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)rəˈkɪdɪən/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊrəˈkɪdiən/

[Greek ῥάχις spine] belonging to the head and the spine, cerebro-spinal.

1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 106/1 The cephalorachidian fluid.

cephalo-spinal adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnl/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnl/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈspaɪn(ə)l/

= cephalo-rhachidian adj.

2. In derivative formations.

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cephalocele n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələsiːl/

/ˈkɛfələsiːl/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌsil/

[see cele n.] a tumour in the head.

cephalograph n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələɡrɑːf/

/ˈsɛfələɡraf/

/ˈkɛfələɡrɑːf/

/ˈkɛfələɡraf/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌɡræf/

[Greek -γραϕος writer] an instrument by which the contour of the head may be reproduced on paper.

cephalography n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfi/

/ˌkɛfəˈlɒɡrəfi/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑɡrəfi/

[Greek -γραϕία writing] a description of the head.

cephalohaemometer n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələʊhiːˈmɒmᵻtə/

/ˌkɛfələʊhiːˈmɒmᵻtə/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˌhiˈmɑmədər/

[Greek αἷμα blood + -meter comb. form²] an instrument for measuring variations of blood-pressure in the head.

1871 W. A. Hammond Treat. Dis. Nerv. Syst. 56 Experiments with the cephalo-hæmometer.

cephalology n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒlədʒi/

/ˌkɛfəˈlɒlədʒi/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑlədʒi/

‘a treatise on the head’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).

† ˈcephaloˌmancy n. [Greek μαντεία divination] Obsolete divination by means of a head (see quot.).

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by an ass's head

cephaleonomancy1652

cephalomancy1693

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 208 Cephalomancy, often practised amongst the High Germans in their boiling of an Asses Head upon burning Coals.

cephalomant n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələmant/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌmænt/

[Greek μάντις diviner] a professor of cephalomancy.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by an ass's head > one who practises

cephalomant1860

1860 C. Reade Eighth Commandment 202 The cephalomant is he who opposes a priori reasoning, or mere assumption, to direct evidence, present or accessible.

cephalometer n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒmᵻtə/

/ˌkɛfəˈlɒmᵻtə/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑmədər/

[ < French céphalomètre (P. Topinard 1876); compare -meter comb. form²] ‘an instrument formerly used for ascertaining the size of the fœtal head during parturition; also, an instrument used in the measurement of the different angles of the skull’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).

1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. iii. 296 A special cephalometer.

cephalophorous adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒfərəs/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑfərəs/

[Greek -ϕορος bearing] having a distinct head, applied to the Cephalates among molluscs.

cephalopterous adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒptərəs/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑptərəs/

[Greek πτερόν wing] having a winged or feathered head.

cephalostat n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələstat/

/ˈkɛfələstat/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌstæt/

[Greek στατός standing] a head-rest; an instrument for fixing the head during an operation.

cephalostegite n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒstᵻdʒʌɪt/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɔstəˌdʒaɪt/

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑstəˌdʒaɪt/

[Greek στέγειν to cover closely + -ite suffix¹] ‘the anterior division of the large calcified dorsal shield of Podophthalmia’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).

1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 91 The anterior portion of the cerapace is called the cephalostegite.

cephalotaxus n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈtaksəs/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈtæksəs/

[Latin taxus yew] Botany a genus of Conifers, called Cluster-flowered Yew, natives of northern China and Japan.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > other conifers

juniper1748

bald cypress1785

Norfolk Island pine1803

Norfolk pine1804

taxodium1821

kahikatea1823

Moreton Bay pine1826

mai1831

matai1831

white pine1833

podocarp1846

black rue1864

plum fir1866

cephalotaxus1883

hoop-pine1884

mountain hemlock1884

tide-land spruce1891

kahika1921

Leyland's cypress1933

Metasequoia1941

1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 726/2 A cephalotaxus—a yew-like Japanese plant—with very light foliage.

cephalotome n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələtəʊm/

/ˈkɛfələtəʊm/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌtoʊm/

[Greek -τομος adjective, cutting] ‘an instrument for cutting or breaking down the head of the fœtus in the operation of embryotomy’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).

cephalotomist n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒtəmɪst/

/ˌkɛfəˈlɒtəmɪst/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑdəməst/

[see -ist suffix] one skilled in cephalotomy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > surgeon > [noun] > performing specific operations > others

bone-setter?1518

circumciser1535

bronchotomist1670

acupuncturist1839

tenotomist1842

orthopaedist1853

plastic surgeon1863

resectionist1863

cephalotomist1869

amputator1882

brain surgeon1888

tracheotomist1891

neurosurgeon1925

face-lifter1928

plastician1928

psychosurgeon1945

orthopod1960

transplanter1970

1869 Eng. Mech. 19 Mar. 577/2 A cephalotomist and neurologist.

cephalotomy n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒtəmi/

/ˌkɛfəˈlɒtəmi/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑdəmi/

[Greek -τομία noun, cutting] the dissection of the head; also, the operation mentioned under cephalotome.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on sex organs > operations on female sex organs > obstetrical operations

Caesarean birth1661

hysterotomy1707

embryotomy1765

embryoctony1788

omphalotomy1828

cephalotomy1836

synchondrotomy1842

symphysiotomy1846

pelviotomy1847

version1853

gastro-hysterotomy1854

craniotomy1855

cranioclasm1860

pubiotomy1865

cephalotripsy1876

episiotomy1878

cleidotomy1901

Caesarean1923

Caesar1952

C-section1960

section1960

vacuum extraction1961

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 332/2 The necessity of performing cephalotomy.

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cephalotractor n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈtraktə/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈtraktə/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈtræktər/

a term for the midwifery forceps.

cephalotribe n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələtrʌɪb/

/ˈkɛfələtrʌɪb/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌtraɪb/

[Greek τρίβειν to rub, bruise] an instrument used in cephalotripsy.

1860 F. Churchill Midwifery 366 M. Baudeloque junr. has invented an instrument which he calls a ‘cephalotribe’.

cephalotripsy n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛfələtrɪpsi/

/ˈkɛfələtrɪpsi/

U.S.

/ˈsɛfələˌtrɪpsi/

[Greek τρῖψις rubbing, bruising] the operation of crushing the head of the fœtus with a cephalotribe, in cases of difficult delivery.

ΘΚΠ

Caesarean birth1661

hysterotomy1707

embryotomy1765

embryoctony1788

omphalotomy1828

cephalotomy1836

synchondrotomy1842

symphysiotomy1846

pelviotomy1847

version1853

gastro-hysterotomy1854

craniotomy1855

cranioclasm1860

pubiotomy1865

cephalotripsy1876

episiotomy1878

cleidotomy1901

Caesarean1923

Caesar1952

C-section1960

section1960

vacuum extraction1961

1876 Leishman Midwifery xxxii Cephalotripsy.

Draft additions 1997

cephalometric adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈmɛtrɪk/

pertaining to or obtained by cephalometry; also = craniometric adj. at cranio- comb. form 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [adjective]

cardiographic1863

myographic1867

sphygmographic1867

polygraphic1871

cardiometrical1874

stethometric1876

plethysmographic1884

cyrtometric1885

haemautographic1885

spirometric1887

spirometrical1887

pneumographic1888

paedometric1889

myographical1890

stethographic1890

phlebographic1893

cephalometrical1895

oncometric1897

sphygmometric1898

sphygmomanometric1902

electrocardiographic1909

electrographic1909

cystometric1927

oscillometric1927

pneumotachographic1928

phonocardiographic1931

cephalometric1935

electroencephalographic1936

ballistocardiographic1939

phonocardiographical1943

spirographic1946

electronystagmographic1956

magnetocardiographic1970

tympanometric1970

magnetoencephalographic1976

1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans ii. 41 Spiegel introduced ‘cephalometric lines’. He drew four lines in certain directions, within the skull, and if these lines were equal to each other he regarded the skull as regularly proportioned.

1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 432/1 Many assessments of relapse have been based upon cephalometric measurements and values for mean relapse, and standard error, standard deviation and probability for the samples are given.

1989 Brit. Jrnl. Orthodontics 16 121/1 A retrospective cephalometric study was carried out investigating vertical skeletal and dental changes in 30 patients treated with the Andresen appliance.

1991 Daily Tel. 24 Aug. 13/5 He..helped develop a computerised system for assessing cephalometric X-rays..which is now standard.

Draft additions 1997

cephalometrical adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrᵻkl/

/ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrᵻkl/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəloʊˈmɛtrək(ə)l/

rare = cephalometric adj. at Additions above.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [adjective]

cardiographic1863

myographic1867

sphygmographic1867

polygraphic1871

cardiometrical1874

stethometric1876

plethysmographic1884

cyrtometric1885

haemautographic1885

spirometric1887

spirometrical1887

pneumographic1888

paedometric1889

myographical1890

stethographic1890

phlebographic1893

cephalometrical1895

oncometric1897

sphygmometric1898

sphygmomanometric1902

electrocardiographic1909

electrographic1909

cystometric1927

oscillometric1927

pneumotachographic1928

phonocardiographic1931

cephalometric1935

electroencephalographic1936

ballistocardiographic1939

phonocardiographical1943

spirographic1946

electronystagmographic1956

magnetocardiographic1970

tympanometric1970

magnetoencephalographic1976

1895 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity 52 77 The two systems of measurement—the craniometrical and cephalometrical—differ but slightly from each other, the former, of course, being the more exact, since every portion of the naked skull is attainable.

cephalometry n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɒmᵻtri/

/ˌkɛfəˈlɒmᵻtri/

U.S.

/ˌsɛfəˈlɑmətri/

[compare earlier French céphalométrie] measurement of the head, esp. of the foetal head; also = craniometry n. at cranio- comb. form 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [noun]

arteriography1833

pulmometry1835

pneumometry1853

sphygmography1859

spirometry1859

sphygmometry1867

pneumatometry1876

stethography1876

stethometry1876

cephalometry1881

haemautography1885

haemoglobinometry1887

pelvigraphy1890

plethysmography1890

sphygmomanometry1905

electrocardiography1910

phlebography1912

phonocardiography1913

T.P.R.1917

Fick('s) principle1920

pneumography1921

polygraphy1923

electromyography1926

oscillometry1927

pneumotachography1930

electroencephalography1935

oximetry1944

vectorcardiography1946

ballistocardiography1950

tympanometry1956

thermography1957

cystometry1959

spirography1959

rheograph1960

magnetocardiography1967

Fick method1968

magnetoencephalography1968

biofeedback1970

tympanography1977

1881 Index-Catal. Library Surg.-General's Office, U.S. Army II. 812/2 Cephalometry. See Craniometry.

1895 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity 52 73 (heading) Craniometry and cephalometry in relation to idiocy and imbecility.

1977 Lancet 3 Dec. 1170/2 Ultrasound cephalometry should be a routine investigation early in pregnancy, but in reaching this conclusion we have assumed that ultrasound examination is harmless.

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单词	cephalo-
释义	cephalo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. combining form of Greek κεϕαλή head, used as the first element in many technical words: 1. In combinations. cephalo-branchiate adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt/ , /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪət/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪeɪt/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈbraŋkɪət/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈbræŋkiᵻt/ , /ˌsɛfəloʊˈbræŋkiˌeɪt/ , /ˌsɛfəloʊˈbrɑŋkiᵻt/ , /ˌsɛfəloʊˈbrɑŋkiˌeɪt/ [see -branchiate comb. form] having gills upon the head. cephalo-cathartic adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)kəˈθɑːtɪk/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)kəˈθɑːtɪk/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊkəˈθɑrdɪk/ ‘purging the head’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). cephalo-extractor n. Brit. /ˌsɛfələʊᵻkˈstraktə/ , /ˌsɛfələʊɛkˈstraktə/ , /ˌkɛfələʊᵻkˈstraktə/ , /ˌkɛfələʊɛkˈstraktə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊɪkˈstræktər/ , /ˌsɛfəloʊɛkˈstræktər/ an instrument for extracting a fœtus by the head. cephalo-humeral adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈhjuːm(ə)rəl/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈhjuːm(ə)rəl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈ(h)jum(ə)rəl/ [see humeral adj. and n.] name of a muscle in the horse and other animals, analogous to the cleido-mastoid part of the sterno-cleido-mastoid in humans. Π 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 137 The origin of the cephalo-humeral. cephalo-orbital adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələʊˈɔːbᵻtl/ , /ˌkɛfələʊˈɔːbᵻtl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈɔrbəd(ə)l/ [see orbital adj. and n.] see quot. Π 1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. ii. 232 The sum of the volume of both orbits thus obtained he compares with the cerebral capacity. This is the cephalo-orbital index. cephalo-pharyngeal adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəl/ , /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarᵻnˈdʒiːəl/ , /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarn̩ˈdʒiːəl/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)fəˈrɪndʒɪəl/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarᵻnˈdʒiːəl/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˌfarn̩ˈdʒiːəl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊfəˈrɪndʒiəl/ , /ˌsɛfəloʊˌfɛrənˈdʒiəl/ [see pharyngeal adj. and n.] relating to the head and pharynx. Π 1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 945/2 This aponeurosis, named cephalo-pharyngeal. cephalo-rhachidian adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)rəˈkɪdɪən/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)rəˈkɪdɪən/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊrəˈkɪdiən/ [Greek ῥάχις spine] belonging to the head and the spine, cerebro-spinal. Π 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 106/1 The cephalorachidian fluid. cephalo-spinal adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnl/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈspʌɪnl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈspaɪn(ə)l/ = cephalo-rhachidian adj. 2. In derivative formations. Categories » cephalocele n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələsiːl/ , /ˈkɛfələsiːl/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌsil/ [see cele n.] a tumour in the head. cephalograph n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələɡrɑːf/ , /ˈsɛfələɡraf/ , /ˈkɛfələɡrɑːf/ , /ˈkɛfələɡraf/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌɡræf/ [Greek -γραϕος writer] an instrument by which the contour of the head may be reproduced on paper. cephalography n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfi/ , /ˌkɛfəˈlɒɡrəfi/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑɡrəfi/ [Greek -γραϕία writing] a description of the head. cephalohaemometer n. Brit. /ˌsɛfələʊhiːˈmɒmᵻtə/ , /ˌkɛfələʊhiːˈmɒmᵻtə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˌhiˈmɑmədər/ [Greek αἷμα blood + -meter comb. form²] an instrument for measuring variations of blood-pressure in the head. Π 1871 W. A. Hammond Treat. Dis. Nerv. Syst. 56 Experiments with the cephalo-hæmometer. cephalology n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒlədʒi/ , /ˌkɛfəˈlɒlədʒi/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑlədʒi/ ‘a treatise on the head’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). † ˈcephaloˌmancy n. [Greek μαντεία divination] Obsolete divination by means of a head (see quot.). ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by an ass's head cephaleonomancy1652 cephalomancy1693 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 208 Cephalomancy, often practised amongst the High Germans in their boiling of an Asses Head upon burning Coals. cephalomant n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələmant/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌmænt/ [Greek μάντις diviner] a professor of cephalomancy. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by an ass's head > one who practises cephalomant1860 1860 C. Reade Eighth Commandment 202 The cephalomant is he who opposes a priori reasoning, or mere assumption, to direct evidence, present or accessible. cephalometer n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒmᵻtə/ , /ˌkɛfəˈlɒmᵻtə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑmədər/ [ < French céphalomètre (P. Topinard 1876); compare -meter comb. form²] ‘an instrument formerly used for ascertaining the size of the fœtal head during parturition; also, an instrument used in the measurement of the different angles of the skull’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). Π 1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. iii. 296 A special cephalometer. cephalophorous adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒfərəs/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑfərəs/ [Greek -ϕορος bearing] having a distinct head, applied to the Cephalates among molluscs. cephalopterous adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒptərəs/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑptərəs/ [Greek πτερόν wing] having a winged or feathered head. cephalostat n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələstat/ , /ˈkɛfələstat/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌstæt/ [Greek στατός standing] a head-rest; an instrument for fixing the head during an operation. cephalostegite n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒstᵻdʒʌɪt/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɔstəˌdʒaɪt/ , /ˌsɛfəˈlɑstəˌdʒaɪt/ [Greek στέγειν to cover closely + -ite suffix¹] ‘the anterior division of the large calcified dorsal shield of Podophthalmia’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). Π 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 91 The anterior portion of the cerapace is called the cephalostegite. cephalotaxus n. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈtaksəs/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈtæksəs/ [Latin taxus yew] Botany a genus of Conifers, called Cluster-flowered Yew, natives of northern China and Japan. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > other conifers juniper1748 bald cypress1785 Norfolk Island pine1803 Norfolk pine1804 taxodium1821 kahikatea1823 Moreton Bay pine1826 mai1831 matai1831 white pine1833 podocarp1846 black rue1864 plum fir1866 cephalotaxus1883 hoop-pine1884 mountain hemlock1884 tide-land spruce1891 kahika1921 Leyland's cypress1933 Metasequoia1941 1883 Harper's Mag. Apr. 726/2 A cephalotaxus—a yew-like Japanese plant—with very light foliage. cephalotome n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələtəʊm/ , /ˈkɛfələtəʊm/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌtoʊm/ [Greek -τομος adjective, cutting] ‘an instrument for cutting or breaking down the head of the fœtus in the operation of embryotomy’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). cephalotomist n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒtəmɪst/ , /ˌkɛfəˈlɒtəmɪst/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑdəməst/ [see -ist suffix] one skilled in cephalotomy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > surgeon > [noun] > performing specific operations > others bone-setter?1518 circumciser1535 bronchotomist1670 acupuncturist1839 tenotomist1842 orthopaedist1853 plastic surgeon1863 resectionist1863 cephalotomist1869 amputator1882 brain surgeon1888 tracheotomist1891 neurosurgeon1925 face-lifter1928 plastician1928 psychosurgeon1945 orthopod1960 transplanter1970 1869 Eng. Mech. 19 Mar. 577/2 A cephalotomist and neurologist. cephalotomy n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒtəmi/ , /ˌkɛfəˈlɒtəmi/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑdəmi/ [Greek -τομία noun, cutting] the dissection of the head; also, the operation mentioned under cephalotome. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on sex organs > operations on female sex organs > obstetrical operations Caesarean birth1661 hysterotomy1707 embryotomy1765 embryoctony1788 omphalotomy1828 cephalotomy1836 synchondrotomy1842 symphysiotomy1846 pelviotomy1847 version1853 gastro-hysterotomy1854 craniotomy1855 cranioclasm1860 pubiotomy1865 cephalotripsy1876 episiotomy1878 cleidotomy1901 Caesarean1923 Caesar1952 C-section1960 section1960 vacuum extraction1961 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 332/2 The necessity of performing cephalotomy. Categories » cephalotractor n. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈtraktə/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈtraktə/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈtræktər/ a term for the midwifery forceps. cephalotribe n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələtrʌɪb/ , /ˈkɛfələtrʌɪb/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌtraɪb/ [Greek τρίβειν to rub, bruise] an instrument used in cephalotripsy. Π 1860 F. Churchill Midwifery 366 M. Baudeloque junr. has invented an instrument which he calls a ‘cephalotribe’. cephalotripsy n. Brit. /ˈsɛfələtrɪpsi/ , /ˈkɛfələtrɪpsi/ , U.S. /ˈsɛfələˌtrɪpsi/ [Greek τρῖψις rubbing, bruising] the operation of crushing the head of the fœtus with a cephalotribe, in cases of difficult delivery. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on sex organs > operations on female sex organs > obstetrical operations Caesarean birth1661 hysterotomy1707 embryotomy1765 embryoctony1788 omphalotomy1828 cephalotomy1836 synchondrotomy1842 symphysiotomy1846 pelviotomy1847 version1853 gastro-hysterotomy1854 craniotomy1855 cranioclasm1860 pubiotomy1865 cephalotripsy1876 episiotomy1878 cleidotomy1901 Caesarean1923 Caesar1952 C-section1960 section1960 vacuum extraction1961 1876 Leishman Midwifery xxxii Cephalotripsy. Draft additions 1997 cephalometric adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈmɛtrɪk/ pertaining to or obtained by cephalometry; also = craniometric adj. at cranio- comb. form 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [adjective] cardiographic1863 myographic1867 sphygmographic1867 polygraphic1871 cardiometrical1874 stethometric1876 plethysmographic1884 cyrtometric1885 haemautographic1885 spirometric1887 spirometrical1887 pneumographic1888 paedometric1889 myographical1890 stethographic1890 phlebographic1893 cephalometrical1895 oncometric1897 sphygmometric1898 sphygmomanometric1902 electrocardiographic1909 electrographic1909 cystometric1927 oscillometric1927 pneumotachographic1928 phonocardiographic1931 cephalometric1935 electroencephalographic1936 ballistocardiographic1939 phonocardiographical1943 spirographic1946 electronystagmographic1956 magnetocardiographic1970 tympanometric1970 magnetoencephalographic1976 1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans ii. 41 Spiegel introduced ‘cephalometric lines’. He drew four lines in certain directions, within the skull, and if these lines were equal to each other he regarded the skull as regularly proportioned. 1977 Proc. Royal Soc. Med. 70 432/1 Many assessments of relapse have been based upon cephalometric measurements and values for mean relapse, and standard error, standard deviation and probability for the samples are given. 1989 Brit. Jrnl. Orthodontics 16 121/1 A retrospective cephalometric study was carried out investigating vertical skeletal and dental changes in 30 patients treated with the Andresen appliance. 1991 Daily Tel. 24 Aug. 13/5 He..helped develop a computerised system for assessing cephalometric X-rays..which is now standard. Draft additions 1997 cephalometrical adj. Brit. /ˌsɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrᵻkl/ , /ˌkɛfələ(ʊ)ˈmɛtrᵻkl/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəloʊˈmɛtrək(ə)l/ rare = cephalometric adj. at Additions above. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [adjective] cardiographic1863 myographic1867 sphygmographic1867 polygraphic1871 cardiometrical1874 stethometric1876 plethysmographic1884 cyrtometric1885 haemautographic1885 spirometric1887 spirometrical1887 pneumographic1888 paedometric1889 myographical1890 stethographic1890 phlebographic1893 cephalometrical1895 oncometric1897 sphygmometric1898 sphygmomanometric1902 electrocardiographic1909 electrographic1909 cystometric1927 oscillometric1927 pneumotachographic1928 phonocardiographic1931 cephalometric1935 electroencephalographic1936 ballistocardiographic1939 phonocardiographical1943 spirographic1946 electronystagmographic1956 magnetocardiographic1970 tympanometric1970 magnetoencephalographic1976 1895 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity 52 77 The two systems of measurement—the craniometrical and cephalometrical—differ but slightly from each other, the former, of course, being the more exact, since every portion of the naked skull is attainable. cephalometry n. Brit. /ˌsɛfəˈlɒmᵻtri/ , /ˌkɛfəˈlɒmᵻtri/ , U.S. /ˌsɛfəˈlɑmətri/ [compare earlier French céphalométrie] measurement of the head, esp. of the foetal head; also = craniometry n. at cranio- comb. form 2. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > specific measuring or recording > [noun] arteriography1833 pulmometry1835 pneumometry1853 sphygmography1859 spirometry1859 sphygmometry1867 pneumatometry1876 stethography1876 stethometry1876 cephalometry1881 haemautography1885 haemoglobinometry1887 pelvigraphy1890 plethysmography1890 sphygmomanometry1905 electrocardiography1910 phlebography1912 phonocardiography1913 T.P.R.1917 Fick('s) principle1920 pneumography1921 polygraphy1923 electromyography1926 oscillometry1927 pneumotachography1930 electroencephalography1935 oximetry1944 vectorcardiography1946 ballistocardiography1950 tympanometry1956 thermography1957 cystometry1959 spirography1959 rheograph1960 magnetocardiography1967 Fick method1968 magnetoencephalography1968 biofeedback1970 tympanography1977 1881 Index-Catal. Library Surg.-General's Office, U.S. Army II. 812/2 Cephalometry. See Craniometry. 1895 Amer. Jrnl. Insanity 52 73 (heading) Craniometry and cephalometry in relation to idiocy and imbecility. 1977 Lancet 3 Dec. 1170/2 Ultrasound cephalometry should be a routine investigation early in pregnancy, but in reaching this conclusion we have assumed that ultrasound examination is harmless. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1693
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