Cephalic version
noun
another name for version (sense 5)
cephalic version n.
Version in which the fetus is turned so that the head presents.
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any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, especially of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties. Historical Examples noun a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain Systematic name phosphatidylethanolamine cephalin ceph·a·lin (sěf’ə-lĭn) or keph·a·lin (kěf’-) n. Any of a group of phospholipids having hemostatic properties and found especially […]
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a tendency in the development of animals to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head. noun (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end n. 1864, coined by U.S. zoologist James D. Dana (1813-1895) from […]
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