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acephalic

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Synonyms: acephali, acephalia, cephalic, -cephalic, encephalic, acephaly, acephal, acephalism, acephalan, acephalite, acetalic

Antonyms: acephali, acephalia, cephalic, -cephalic, encephalic, acephaly, acephal, acephalism, acephalan, acephalite, acetalic

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Adjective

  1. Without a [[head]].
  2. {{lb|en|medicine|of a headache|dated}} Characterized by a [[migraine]] [[aura]] without [[pain]].<ref>Seymour Diamond, ''Diagnosing and Managing Headaches,'' Caddo, OK: Professional Communications, 3rd edition, 2001, p.{{nbsp}}58.<sup>[https://archive.org/details/diagnosingmanagi0000diam/page/58/mode/1up?q=acephalic]</sup></ref>
  3. Without a [[leader]].
  4. {{lb|en|prosody}} [[deficient|Deficient]] in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
  5. Lacking the first portion of the [[text]]. {{q|of a [[manuscript]]}}

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