ˌsefəˈlaɪtɪs
51stegocephalous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sefələs adjective Etymology: New Latin Stegocephalia + English ous : stegocephalian * * * stegocephalous / sefˈə ləs/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑stegano …
52cephalosporin — (sef ah lo spōr in) A group of b lactam antibiotics derived from the fungus Cephalosporium, which share the 7 aminocephalosporanic acid nucleus …
53cefaclor — /sef euh klawr , klohr /, n. Pharm. a cephalosporin antibiotic, C15H14ClN3O4, used in the treatment of infections. [resp. of CEPHA(LOSPORIN) + CHLOR(INE), a chemical component] * * * …
54cephalate — /sef euh lit, layt /, adj. Zool. having a head or headlike part. [1860 65; CEPHAL + ATE1] * * * …
55cephalexin — /sef euh lek sin/, n. Pharm. an oral, antimicrobial drug, C16H7N3O4S, used in treating minor respiratory and urinary tract infections and as a backup or alternative to penicillin treatment. [1965 70; CEPHAL(OSPORIN) + ex of unclear derivation +… …
56cephalin — /sef euh lin/, n. Biochem. any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, esp. of the brain, and having marked blood clotting properties. [1895 1900; CEPHAL + IN2] * * * …
57cephalitis — /sef euh luy tis/, n. Pathol. encephalitis. [1805 15; CEPHAL + ITIS] * * * …
58cephalization — /sef euh leuh zay sheuhn/, n. Zool. a tendency in the development of animals to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head. [1860 65; CEPHAL + IZATION] * * * ▪ biology the differentiation of the anterior (front) end of an …
59cephalochordate — /sef euh loh kawr dayt/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Cephalochordata. n. 2. any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having fishlike characters but lacking a spinal column, comprising the lancelets. [ < NL Cephalochordata; …
60cephalometry — /sef euh lom i tree/, n. the science of measuring the human head, used esp. in plastic surgery and orthodontics. [1895 1900; CEPHALO + METRY] * * * …
