Defn: An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.
CEPHALOTRIPSY
Ceph"a*lo*trip`sy, n. Etym: [See Cephalotribe.] (Med.)
Defn: The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
CEPHALOTROCHA
Ceph`a*lot"ro*cha, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the head.
CEPHALOUS
Ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a head; — applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
CEPHEUS
Ce"pheus, n.
Defn: (Astron.) A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars of the fourth magnitude. See Cassiopeia.
CERACEOUS
Ce*ra"ceous, a. Etym: [L. cera wax.]