-cephaly

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English

Etymology

From French -céphalie, German -cephalie, or Latin -cephalia, from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, head) and a suffix: French -ie, German -ie, or Latin -ia.[1]

Suffix

-cephaly

  1. (medicine, pathology) head

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References

  1. ^ -cephaly”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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