Cephalic (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to the head.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The cephalic end of the fetus was positioned towards the mother's pelvis during delivery.
- Anncephaly is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of a cephalic extremity.
- Cephalic presentation is the most common position for a baby to be born in.
- The skull's cephalic index is used to classify human populations into different racial categories.
- During brain surgery, the surgeon must be careful not to damage any cephalic nerves.