Definition of cephalo

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Cephalo () A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod..

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Myelencephalous :: Myelencephalous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.
Mesocephalous :: Mesocephalous (a.) Mesocephalic.
Tunicata :: Tunicata (n. pl.) A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and se
Macrencephalous :: Macrencephalous (a.) Having a large brain.
Encephaloid :: Encephaloid (a.) Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
Prosencephalic :: Prosencephalic (a.) Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.
Cephalotomy :: Cephalotomy (n.) Dissection or opening of the head.
Macrencephalic :: Macrencephalic (a.) Alt. of Macrencephalou.
Prosocoele :: Prosocoele (n.) The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.
Encephalos :: Encephalos (n.) The encephalon.
Scaphite :: Scaphite (n.) Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation..
Argonaut :: Argonaut (n.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.
Spermatophore :: Spermatophore (n.) A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very complex..
Prosencephalon :: Prosencephalon (n.) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain..
Neuron :: Neuron (n.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; myelencephalon.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Without a leader or chief.
Gue''vi :: Gue'vi (n.) One of several very small species and varieties of African antelopes, of the genus Cephalophus, as the Cape guevi or kleeneboc (Cephalophus pygmaea); -- called also pygmy antelope..
Acephalocyst :: Acephalocyst (n.) A larval entozoon in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin..
Midbrain :: Midbrain (n.) The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.
Acetabulifera :: Acetabulifera (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda..
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