cephalic
adjective
ce·phal·ic
sə-ˈfa-lik 
1
: of or relating to the head
cephalic measurements
2
: directed toward or situated on or in or near the head
gastropods with cephalic tentacles
dragons with cephalic horns
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The ideal presentation is the cephalic or vertex position.
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Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
If there are no complications in your pregnancy and the baby has not yet turned on its own by the 36th or 37th week, your doctor may attempt to turn the baby using a manual procedure called external cephalic version (ECV).
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
While the hormones and neural signals are crucial to satiation, so is the sensory experience that takes place during the first phase of digestion—the cephalic phase—which begins at the sight of food.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Typically, tulkun have large petrel wings like a humpback whale, as well as a cephalic fin (an end fin).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
Abdominal examination revealed a term pregnancy with a cephalic fetal presentation.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2018
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Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
If there are no complications in your pregnancy and the baby has not yet turned on its own by the 36th or 37th week, your doctor may attempt to turn the baby using a manual procedure called external cephalic version (ECV).
—Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 25 July 2024
While the hormones and neural signals are crucial to satiation, so is the sensory experience that takes place during the first phase of digestion—the cephalic phase—which begins at the sight of food.
—Andrew Chapman, Longreads, 18 Apr. 2024
Typically, tulkun have large petrel wings like a humpback whale, as well as a cephalic fin (an end fin).
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
Abdominal examination revealed a term pregnancy with a cephalic fetal presentation.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2018
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“Cephalic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cephalic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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cephalic
adjective
ce·phal·ic
sə-ˈfal-ik
1
: of or relating to the head
2
: directed toward or situated on or in or near the head
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