"-cephaly" meaning in English

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Suffix

Rhymes: -ɛfəli Etymology: From French -céphalie, German -zephalie, or Latin -cephalia, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) and a suffix: French -ie, German -ie, or Latin -ia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|-céphalie}} French -céphalie, {{bor|en|de|-zephalie}} German -zephalie, {{bor|en|la|-cephalia}} Latin -cephalia, {{der|en|grc|κεφαλή|t=head}} Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”), {{noncog|fr|-ie}} French -ie, {{noncog|de|-ie}} German -ie, {{noncog|la|-ia}} Latin -ia Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -cephaly, {{en-suffix}} -cephaly
  1. (medicine, pathology) head Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Medicine, Pathology Derived forms: anencephaly Related terms: -cephalous Translations (head): -kefalia (Finnish), -fejűség (Hungarian), -kefália (Hungarian), -cefalia [feminine] (Italian), -cefalia [feminine] (Polish), -cefalia [feminine] (Portuguese), -cefalia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--cephaly-en-suffix-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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