different between rostral vs cephalic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st??l

Adjective

rostral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Relating to the rostrum.
2. Serving as a rostrum.

   rostral column

Antonyms

• caudal

Translations

Noun

rostral (plural rostrals)

1. A scale in reptiles on the median plate of the tip of the snout that borders the mouth opening.

French

Adjective

rostral (feminine singular rostrale, masculine plural rostraux, feminine plural rostrales)

1. rostral

Derived terms

• rostralement

Portuguese

Adjective

rostral m or f (plural rostrais, comparable)

1. (anatomy) rostral (in the direction of the rostrum)
2. rostral (serving as a rostrum)

Romanian

Etymology

From French rostral, from Latin rostralis.

Adjective

rostral m or n (feminine singular rostral?, masculine plural rostrali, feminine and neuter plural rostrale)

1. rostral

Declension

Spanish

Adjective

rostral (plural rostrales)

1. (anatomy) rostral

English

Etymology

From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (kephalikós, “capital”), from ?????? (kephal?, “head”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: s?f?l' ?k, IPA^(key): /s??fæl?k/

Adjective

cephalic (comparative more cephalic, superlative most cephalic)

1. Of or relating to the head; headlike.
2. Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon.

Antonyms

• caudal

Derived terms

Related terms

• cephalo-
• -cephalic

Translations

References

• (etymology) Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 10th Edition