cephal-
1.
variant of
cephalo-
before a vowel:
cephalate.
British Dictionary definitions for
cephal-
cephalo-
combining form
1.
indicating the head:
cephalopod
Word Origin
via Latin from Greek
kephalo-,
from
kephale
head
cephal-
in Medicine
cephal-
pref.
Variant of
cephalo-
.