Cephalic

se-fal′ik, adj. belonging to the head—also Cephalis′tic .— ns. Cephalag′ra , gout in the head; Cephalal′gia , Ceph′algy , headache.— adjs. Cephalal′gic ; Ceph′alate , having a head, as a mollusc.— n. Cephalī′tis , inflammation of the brain.— adjs. Ceph′aloid , in the form of the head: spherical.— ns. Ceph′alo-thō′rax , the anterior division of the body in arthropods; Cephalot′omy , the di ection of the head.— adj. Ceph′alous , having a head. [Gr. kephalikos — kephalē , the head.]