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Cephalometer — Ceph a*lom e*ter, n. [Cephalo + meter.] (Med.) An instrument measuring the dimensions of the head of a fetus during delivery. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalometer — [sef΄ə läm′ət ər] n. an instrument for measuring the head or skull; craniometer cephalometry [sef΄ə läm′ətrē] n … English World dictionary
cephalometer — cephalometric /sef euh loh me trik/, adj. /sef euh lom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring the human head. Cf. craniometer. [1875 80; CEPHALO + METER] * * * … Universalium
cephalometer — An instrument used to position the head to produce oriented, reproducible lateral and posterior anterior head films. SYN: cephalostat. [cephalo + G. metron, measure] * * * ceph·a·lom·e·ter .sef ə läm ət ər n an instrument for measuring the head * … Medical dictionary
cephalometer — n. instrument for measuring the head … English contemporary dictionary
cephalometer — ceph·a·lom·e·ter … English syllables
cephalometer — /sɛfəˈlɒmətə/ (say sefuh lomuhtuh) noun an instrument for measuring the head or skull; a craniometer. {cephalo + meter1} …
cephalometer — ˌsefəˈläməd.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephal + meter; probably originally formed as French céphalomètre : an instrument for measuring the living head … Useful english dictionary
Cecil C. Steiner — (1896 1989) was a dentist and one of Edward H. Angle s first students in 1921. [ [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0889540606001314 Wahl, N. Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 8: The cephalometer takes its place in the orthodontic… … Wikipedia
cephalometry — noun The measurement of the skull, especially in order to study its growth and development See Also: cephalometer … Wiktionary
