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cephalic

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ศีรษะ  ti-kiao-kab-se-sa

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CEPHALIC

a.Pertaining to the head; as cephalic medicines, remedies for disorders in the head. The cephalic vein, which runs along the arm, was so named because the ancients used to open it for disorders of the head.

 

CEPHALIC

n.A medicine for headache or other disorder in the head.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CEPHALIC

Ce *phal "ic, a. Etym: [L. cephalicus, Gr. céphalique.] (Anat. )

 

Defn: 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 1 ; 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.

 

CEPHALIC

CEPHALIC Ce *pha "lic, n.

 

Defn: A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cephalic

ce phal ic |səˈfalik səˈfælɪk | adjective technical of, in, or relating to the head. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cephalique, from Latin cephalicus, from Greek kephalikos, from kephalē head.

 

cephalic index

ce phal ic in dex noun Anthropology a number expressing the ratio of the maximum breadth of a skull to its maximum length.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cephalic

cephalic |sɪˈfalɪk, kɛ -| adjective technical in or relating to the head. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French cephalique, from Latin cephalicus, from Greek kephalikos, from kephalē head .

 

cephalic index

ceph |al ¦ic index noun Anthropology a number expressing the ratio of the maximum breadth of a skull to its maximum length.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cephalic

ce phal ic /səfǽlɪk /形容詞 頭 [部 ]の ; 頭に関係する .~̀ ndex 人類 頭指数 〘頭の前後の長さで幅を割り100をかけた数 〙.