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cephalotropic

cephalotropic adjective: pertaining to cephalotropism; tending to move or orient towards the head.

Adjective

cephalotropic (comparative more cephalotropic, superlative most cephalotropic)

  1. Pertaining to cephalotropism; tending to move or orient towards the head.
  2. Pertaining to head sinuses, orbital regions, brain, and neck.

Forms of cephalotropic

comparativemore cephalotropic
superlativemost cephalotropic

Origin of cephalotropic

From cephalo- + -tropic.

Questions about cephalotropic

What does cephalotropic mean?
Cephalotropic means pertaining to cephalotropism; tending to move or orient towards the head.
What part of speech is cephalotropic?
Cephalotropic is an adjective.

Words near cephalotropic in the dictionary

  1. cephalotribe
  2. cephalotribes
  3. cephalotripsies
  4. cephalotripsy
  5. cephalotrophic
  6. cephalotropic
  7. cephalotropism
  8. cephalotropisms
  9. cephalous
  10. Cephalus
  11. cephalæa

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