| CEPHALOCELES | • cephaloceles n. Plural of cephalocele. • CEPHALOCELE n. the protrusion of the membranes of the brain through a hole in the skull. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| CEPHALOPODAN | • CEPHALOPODAN n. any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, that includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus, also CEPHALOPOD. |
| CEPHALOPODIC | • cephalopodic adj. (Zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods. • CEPHALOPODIC adj. of or like a cephalopod, also CEPHALOPODOUS. |
| CEPHALOTHINS | • cephalothins n. Plural of cephalothin. • CEPHALOTHIN n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt. |
| DIENCEPHALON | • diencephalon n. (Neuroanatomy, anatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes… • DIENCEPHALON n. the back of the forebrain, connecting the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres. |
| ENCEPHALOMAS | • encephalomas n. Plural of encephaloma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| EPENCEPHALON | • epencephalon n. (Anatomy) The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. • EPENCEPHALON n. the cerebellum. |
| HALOGENATING | • halogenating v. Present participle of halogenate. • HALOGENATE v. to combine with a halogen. |
| HALOGENATION | • halogenation n. (Chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom… • HALOGENATION n. the act of halogenating. |
| HALOPERIDOLS | • haloperidols n. Plural of haloperidol. • HALOPERIDOL n. a synthetic tranquillizing drug used in treating psychiatric illnesses. |
| HALOPHYTISMS | • HALOPHYTISM n. the state of being a halophyte. |
| OMPHALOMANCY | • omphalomancy n. Divination by means of a child’s navel, to learn how many children the mother may have. • OMPHALOMANCY n. predicting the number of children a mother will bear by counting the knots in her firstborn's umbilical cord. |
| OXYCEPHALOUS | • OXYCEPHALOUS adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALIC. |
| TRICEPHALOUS | • tricephalous adj. Having three heads. • TRICEPHALOUS adj. having three heads. |