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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
cephalic
    adj 1: of or relating to the head [ant: caudal]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh`
   head: cf. F. c['e]phalique.] (Anat.)
   Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior.
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   Cephalic index (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the
      cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and
      equal to 100; 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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n.
   A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
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