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Meanings of cephalic in English

Portuguese
cefálico

Of or relating to the head.

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        The variations of the cephalic index are here of no great importance.
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        The egg adheres pretty firmly, by its cephalic pole, to the quarry.
        More Hunting Wasps
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        This review concentrates exclusively on women whose fetuses have a cephalic presentation.
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        Transabdominal amnioinfusion can be used to facilitate external cephalic version.
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        Old herbals pronounced it "cephalic, ophthalmic, and good for a weak memory."
        Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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        The cephalic part of the fore gut forms the pharynx (q.v.
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        The Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) are mostly chronic cervical and cephalic pain syndromes.
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        This one injures the cephalic centres and produces death; that one respects them and produces paralysis.
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        New features of the cephalic end, arrangement of the cervical spines and genital tract were observed.
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        The cephalic region includes the rostrum or praeoral
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        HEAD-FORM: The cephalic index forms a gradual series, the median being 83, and therefore shows brachycephaly.
        The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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        External cephalic version is done the next morning.
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        We identified 22 patients with recalcitrant cephalic arch stenosis or post-venoplasty vessel rupture and received SG placement.
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        Background: In previous research, an age-related developmental trend towards increasing arm flexion has been found for cephalic fetuses.
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        The cephalic gustatory stimuli during a meal yield nutritional information and aid in the efficient control of homeostasis.
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        Conclusion: Physicians should be aware of the possibility of uterine torsion as a complication of external cephalic version.
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        cefálico
        Cephalic through the time
        Cephalic across language varieties
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