Taber's Medical Dictionary
-cephalus
[Gr. -kephalos, “-headed”]
1. Suffix indicating a cephalic abnormality, e.g., hydrocephalus.
2. Suffix indicating an organism having a particular kind of head, e.g., Rhipicephalus (fan-shaped head).
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Venes, Donald, editor. "-cephalus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736684/all/_cephalus.
-cephalus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736684/all/_cephalus. Accessed March 23, 2023.
-cephalus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736684/all/_cephalus
-cephalus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/736684/all/_cephalus.
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