cephal-

combining form

Definition of CEPHAL-

: head <cephalad> <cephalopod>

cephal- or cephalo-

Latin, from Greek kephal-, kephalo-, from kephalē

Medical Dictionary

combining form

: head <cephalad> <cephalometry>

: cephalic and <cephalopelvic disproportion>

cephal- or cephalo-

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