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postcephalic

postcephalic adjective: behind the head.

Adjective

postcephalic (not comparable)

  1. Behind the head

Origin of postcephalic

From post- + cephalic.

Questions about postcephalic

What does postcephalic mean?
Postcephalic means behind the head.
What part of speech is postcephalic?
Postcephalic is an adjective.

Words near postcephalic in the dictionary

  1. postcensal
  2. postcensus
  3. postcentral
  4. postcentrally
  5. postcentrifugation
  6. postcephalic
  7. postcerebellar
  8. postcerebral
  9. postcervical
  10. postcesarean
  11. postcessation

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