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Cephala

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• Cephalad

  adverb (anatomy) towards the head or anterior part Compare caudad Historical Examples cephalad ceph·a·lad (sěf’ə-lād’) adv. Toward the head or anterior section.

• Cephalalgia

  headache (def 1). Historical Examples noun a technical name for headache cephalalgia ceph·al·al·gia (sěf’ə-lāl’jə, -jē-ə) n. Pain in the head. Also called headache.

• Cephalate

  having a head or headlike part.

• Cephaledema

  cephaledema ceph·al·e·de·ma (sěf’ə-lĭ-dē’mə) n. Edema of the head.

• Cephalexin

  an oral, antimicrobial drug, C 16 H 7 N 3 O 4 S, used in treating minor respiratory and urinary tract infections and as a backup or alternative to penicillin treatment. cephalexin ceph·a·lex·in (sěf’ə-lěk’sĭn) n. A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin used especially in the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections.

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