"cephalic" meaning in English

See cephalic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈfælɪk/ [US], /ˈsɛfəlɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cephalic.wav Forms: more cephalic [comparative], most cephalic [superlative]
enPR: sĭfăl' ĭk [US] Etymology: From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰebʰ-}}, {{uder|en|frm|céphalique}} Middle French céphalique, {{uder|en|la|cephalicus||head}} Latin cephalicus (“head”), {{uder|en|grc|κεφαλικός||capital}} Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} cephalic (comparative more cephalic, superlative most cephalic)
  1. Of or relating to the head.
    Of or relating to the brain.
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  2. Of or relating to the head.
    Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
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  3. Of or relating to the head.
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  4. (anatomical terms of location and direction) Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior. Synonyms: cephalad
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  5. Headlike; cephaloid.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cephalick [archaic] Related terms: cephalo-, -cephalic Translations (of or referring to the head): رَأْسِيّ (raʔsiyy) (Arabic), галаўны́ (halaŭný) (Belarusian), cefàlic (Catalan), سەری (serî) (Central Kurdish), testa (Esperanto), kefaalinen (Finnish), céphalique (French), Kopf- (German), κεφαλικός (kefalikós) (Greek), cefalico (Italian), głowowy (Polish), головно́й (golovnój) (Russian), cefálico (Spanish), uluhin (Tagalog), pang-ulo (Tagalog), sefalik (Turkish), başçıl (Turkish), головни́й (holovnýj) (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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          "text": "I was at the Mathematical School, where the Maſter taught his Pupils after a Method ſcarce imaginable to us in Europe. The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture. This the Student was to ſwallow upon a faſting Stomach, and for three days following eat nothing but Bread and Water. As the Wafer digeſted, the Tincture mounted to his Brain, bearing the Propoſition along with it.",
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          "text": "Cephalic phase responses (CPRs) are conditioned anticipatory physiological responses to food cues. They occur before nutrient absorption and are hypothesized to be important for satiation and glucose homeostasis. Cephalic phase insulin responses (CPIRs) and pancreatic polypeptide responses (CPPPRs) are found consistently in animals, but human literature is inconclusive. We performed a systematic review of human studies to determine the magnitude and onset time of these CPRs.",
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          "text": "The objective of this study was to identify the factors predictive of the success of external cephalic version (ECV). […] The study shows that transverse foetal presentation, a senior physician operator, multiparity, as well as a non-anterior placental location are factors predictive of the success of ECV.",
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      "word": "головни́й"
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}

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