| cephalitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the brain. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| cephalization | 1. Evolutionary tendency for important functions of the nervous system to move forward in the brain. 2. Initiation and concentration of the growth tendency at the anterior end of the embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cephalo- | The head. Origin: G. Kephale (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |