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of or relating to the headOpposite:
Definition that contains cephalic
- dolichocephalic having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
- precava receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
- brachycephalism the quality of being brachycephalic
- accessory cephalic vein a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow
- vena vertebralis a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
- vena subclavia a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein
- esophageal veins small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins
- roundhead a brachycephalic person
- brachycephalic having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
- subclavian vein a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein