cephalic
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: sĭfăl' ĭk
ipa: /sɪˈfælɪk/
ipa: /ˈsɛfəlɪk/
other: /ˈsɛfəlæd/
other: /ˈsɛfəl(oʊ)-/
Forms: form: more cephalic
form: most cephalic
form: cephalick
Etymology: From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Senses: examples: 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.
ref: 2021, Léa Cillard, Caroline Verhaeghe, Andrew Spiers, Sebastien Madzou, Philippe Descamps, Guillaume Legendre, Romain Corroenne, “External cephalic version: predictors for success”, in J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod, volume 50, number 9, →DOI, →PMID, page 102165:
glosses: Of or relating to the head.
examples: 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.
ref: 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Permitted to See the Grand Academy of Lagado. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part III (A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Glubbdubdribb, Luggnagg, and Japan), page 78:
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.
ref: 2020, Marlou P Lasschuijt, Monica Mars, Cees de Graaf, Paul A M Smeets, “Endocrine cephalic phase responses to food cues: a systematic review”, in Advances in Nutrition, volume 11, number 5, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1364–1383:
glosses: Of or relating to the head.
Of or relating to the brain.
glosses: Of or relating to the head.
Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
synonyms: cephalad
antonyms: caudal
qualifier: anatomical terms of location and direction
glosses: Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
glosses: Headlike; cephaloid.
Derived terms: acephalic
acrocephalic
auriculocephalic
autocephalic
brachiocephalic
brachycephalic
caudocephalic
cephalic fin
cephalic index
cephalic vein
cervicocephalic
dicephalic
dolichocephalic
dorsocephalic
eucephalic
extracephalic
gnathocephalic
hippocephalic
holocephalic
intracephalic
mecocephalic
mesocephalic
noncephalic
oculocephalic
orocephalic
orthocephalic
platycephalic
postcephalic
procephalic
radiocephalic
supracephalic
tectocephalic
transcephalic
tricephalic
ventrocephalic
Related terms: cephalo-
-cephalic