| cephalo- | The head. Origin: G. Kephale (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cephalo-oculocutaneous telangiectasia | An angioma involving the skin of the face, orbit, meninges, and brain. See: Sturge-Weber syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalo-orbital index | The ratio of the cubic content of the two orbits to that of the cranial cavity multiplied by 100. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalocaudal | Relating to both head and tail, i.e., to the long axis of the body. Origin: cephalo-+ L. Cauda, tail (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalocaudal axis | cephalocaudal axis |
| cephalocele | Protrusion of part of the cranial contents, e.g., meningocele, encephalocele. See: encephalocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalocentesis | Passage of a hollow needle or trocar and cannula into the brain to drain or aspirate an abscess or the fluid of a hydrocephalus. Origin: cephalo-+ G. Kentesis, puncture (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalochord | Intracranial portion of the notochord in the embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalodidymus | Conjoined twins fused except in the cephalic region; a variety of duplicitas posterior. See: conjoined twins. Origin: cephalo-+ G. Didymos, twin (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalodiprosopus | Asymmetrical conjoined twins with the head of the autosite carrying a reduced parasitic head. See: conjoined twins, diprosopus. Origin: cephalo-+ G. Di-, two, + prosopon, face (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalodynia | Headache. Origin: cephalo-+ G. Odyne, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephaloedema | Oedema of the head. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalogenesis | Formation of the head in the embryonic period. Origin: cephalo-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephaloglycin | <chemical> A cephalorsporin antibiotic. Pharmacological action: cephalosporins. Chemical name: 5-Thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 3-((acetyloxy)methyl)-7-((aminophenylacetyl)amino)-8-oxo-, (6R-(6alpha,7beta(R*)))- (12 Dec 1998) |
| cephalogram | A radiographic view of the jaws and skull permitting measurement. Synonym: cephalogram. (05 Mar 2000) |