-cephalic


-cephalic

suff. Having a specified kind or number of heads: dolichocephalic.

-cephalic

or

-cephalous

adj combining form (Anatomy) indicating skull or head; -headed: brachycephalic. [from Greek -kephalos] -cephaly, -cephalism n combining form

ce•phal•ic

(səˈfæl ɪk)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the head. 2. situated or directed toward the head. [1590–1600; < Latin cephalicus < Greek kephalikós= kephal(ḗ) head + -ikos -ic] ce•phal′i•cal•ly, adv.

-cephalic

var. of -cephalous: oxycephalic. [< Greek -kephal(os)]