cephalo-

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

Origin of cephalo-

< Greek kephalo-, combining form of kephalḗ head; akin to gable

Words nearby cephalo-

cephalic vein, cephalic version, cephalin, cephalitis, cephalization, cephalo-, cephalocaudal axis, cephalocele, cephalocentesis, cephalochordate, cephalodynia

British Dictionary definitions for cephalo-

cephalo-

before a vowel cephal-

combining form

indicating the head cephalopod

Word Origin for cephalo-

via Latin from Greek kephalo-, from kephale head

Medical definitions for cephalo-

cephalo-

pref.

Head:cephalometry.