cephalic

adj.

1. Of or relating to the head.
2. Located on, in, or near the head.

[French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus, from Greek kephalikos, from kephalē, head.]

cephalically ce·phal'i·cal·ly adv.

In anatomy, pertaining to the head.

Pertaining to the head, or to the head end of the body.

• c. index — the width of the skull divided by the length. Sometimes expressed as 100 times the breadth divided by the length.
• c. vein — the vein on the cranial aspect of the forearm of most domestic mammals; much favored for intravenous injection in dogs;

IN BRIEF: Of the head skull or cranium.

A cephalic index is used to measure the human head.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - hoved-, kranie-, hjerne-

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreffende hoofd/ schedel

Français (French)
adj. - céphalique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Schädel-, Kopf-, kopfähnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ανατ.) κεφαλικός

Italiano (Italian)
cefalico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cefálico

Русский (Russian)
головной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cefálico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - huvud-, cefalisk (vetensk.), kranie-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
头部的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頭部的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 머리의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頭の, 頭部にある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق بتكوين الرأس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הראש‬

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