CEPHALIC
cephalic
(adjective) of or relating to the head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
cephalic (comparative more cephalic, superlative most cephalic)
Of or relating to the head; headlike.
Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon.
Antonyms
• caudal
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*phal"ic, a. Etym: [L. cephalicus, Gr. céphalique.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior.
Cephalic index (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to
the length, which is taken as the standard, and equal to 100; the
breadth index.
– Cephalic vein, a large vein running from the back of the head
alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used to open it for
disorders of the head. Dunglison.
Ce*pha"lic, n.
Definition: A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition