cephalic

(sə fal′ik)

adjective

Origin: L cephalicus < Gr kephalikos < kephalē, head < IE base *ghebhel-, head, peak > gable, MHG gebel, skull

Related Forms:

having a (specified) kind of head or number of heads; -cephalous: macrocephalic

See cephalic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Origin:

Origin: French céphalique

Origin: , from Latin cephalicus

Origin: , from Greek kephalikos

Origin: , from kephalē, head; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

suffix

Having a specified kind or number of heads: dolichocephalic.

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