Cephalad (adv.) Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to caudad.
Cephalalgia (n.) Alt. of Cephalalgy
Cephalalgy (n.) Pain in the head; headache.
Cephalalgic (a.) Relating to, or affected with, headache.
Cephalalgic (n.) A remedy for the headache.
Cephalanthium (n.) Same as Anthodium.
Cephalaspis (n.) A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points.
Cephalata (n. pl.) A large division of Mollusca, including all except the bivalves; -- so called because the head is distinctly developed. See Illustration in Appendix.
Cephalate (a.) Having a head.
Cephalic (a.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under Anterior.
Cephalic (n.) A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.
Cephalitis (n.) Same as Phrenitis.
Cephalization (n.) Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the head, in animal development.
Cephalo () A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod.
Cephalocercal (a.) Relating to the long axis of the body.
Cephaloid (a.) Shaped like the head.
Cephalology (n.) The science which treats of the head.
Cephalomere (n.) One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of arthropods.
Cephalometer (n.) An instrument measuring the dimensions of the head of a fetus during delivery.
Cephalon (n.) The head.
Cephalophora (n. pl.) The cephalata.
Cephalopod (n.) Alt. of Cephalopode
Cephalopode (n.) One of the Cephalopoda.
Cephalopoda (n. pl.) The highest class of Mollusca.
Cephalopodic (a.) Alt. of Cephalopodous
Cephalopodous (a.) Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.
Cephaloptera (n.) One of the generic names of the gigantic ray (Manta birostris), known as devilfish and sea devil. It is common on the coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south. Some of them grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across the body, and weighing more than a ton.
Cephalosome (n.) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.
Cephalostyle (n.) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
Cephalothorax (n.) The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.
Cephalotome (n.) An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate delivery.
Cephalotomy (n.) Dissection or opening of the head.
Cephalotomy (n.) Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw.
Cephalotribe (n.) An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
Cephalotripsy (n.) The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
Cephalotrocha (n.) A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head.
Cephalous (a.) Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
Cepheus (n.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.
Ceraceous (a.) Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.
Cerago (n.) Beebread.
Ceramic (a.) Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
Ceramics (n.) The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles, etc.
Ceramics (n.) Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc.
Cerargyrite (n.) Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called horn silver).
Cerasin (n.) A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid.
Cerasin (n.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also bassorin, tragacanthin, etc.
Cerasinous (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, cerasin.
Cerasinous (a.) Of a cherry color.
Cerastes (n.) A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale over each eye; the horned viper.
Cerate (n.) An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.
Cerated (p. a.) Covered with wax.
Ceratine (a.) Sophistical.
Ceratobranchia (n. pl.) A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back papilliform or branched organs serving as gills.
Ceratobranchial (a.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial in a branchial arch.
Ceratobranchial (n.) A ceratobranchial bone, or cartilage.
Ceratodus (n.) A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air. In Australia they are called salmon and baramunda. See Dipnoi, and Archipterygium.
Ceratohyal (a.) Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in the hyoid arch.
Ceratohyal (n.) A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which, in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.
Ceratosaurus (n.) A carnivorous American Jurassic dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony horn core on the united nasal bones. See Illustration in Appendix.
Ceratospongiae (n. pl.) An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges.
Ceraunics (n.) That branch of physics which treats of heat and electricity.
Ceraunoscope (n.) An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries to imitate thunder and lightning.
Cerberean (a.) Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus.
Cerberus (n.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions, Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.
Cerberus (n.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the pythons; the bokadam.
Cercal (a.) Of or pertaining to the tail.
Cercarle (pl. ) of Cercaria
Cercaria (n.) The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
Cercarian (a.) Of, like, or pertaining to, the Cercariae.
Cercarian (n.) One of the Cercariae.
Cercopod (n.) One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects.
Cerci (pl. ) of Cercus
Cercus (n.) See Cercopod.
Cere (n.) The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.
Cered (imp. & p. p.) of Cere
Cering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cere
Cere (v. t.) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
Cereal (a.) Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.
Cereal (n.) Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain itself; -- usually in the plural.
Cerealia (n. pl.) Public festivals in honor of Ceres.
Cerealia (n. pl.) The cereals.
Cerealin (n.) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid.
Cerebel (n.) The cerebellum.
Cerebellar (a.) Alt. of Cerebellous
Cerebellous (a.) Pertaining to the cerebellum.
Cerebellums (pl. ) of Cerebellum
Cerebella (pl. ) of Cerebellum
Cerebellum (n.) The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.
Cerebral (a.) Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.
Cerebral (n.) One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.
Cerebralism (n.) The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
Cerebralist (n.) One who accepts cerebralism.
Cerebrate (v. i.) To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.
Cerebration (n.) Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.
Cerebric (a.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain.
Cerebricity (n.) Brain power.
Cerebriform (a.) Like the brain in form or substance.
Cerebrifugal (a.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
Cerebrin (n.) A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
Cerebripetal (a.) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions) from the exterior inwards.