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cephalo-

 
a combining form meaning “head,” used in the formation of compound words: cephalometry.
Also, cephal-, -cephalic, -cephalous, -cephaly.

Origin:
< Gk kephalo-, comb. form of kephal head; akin to gable
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cephal-  
pref.  Variant of cephalo-.
cephalo- or cephal-  
pref.  Head: cephalothorax.

[New Latin, from Greek kephalo-, from kephalē, head; see ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

cephalo- 
combining form of Gk. kephale "head," as in cephalopod (1826).
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Medical Dictionary

cephal- pref.
Variant of cephalo-.

cephalo- or cephal-
pref.
Head: cephalometry.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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