Ce-phāl'ic, a.

a. [Lat. cephalicus, Gr. κεφαλικός, from κεφαλή, head; Fr. céphalique.] Pertaining to the head; as, cephalic medicines, remedies for disorders in the head.

Cephalic vein, a vein running along the arm, so named because the ancients used to open it for disorders of the head. Dunglison.