Pertaining to the head in any way.Situated or directed toward the head; connected with or constituting the front or fore part of a body or organ: opposed to caudal: as, the cephalic surface of the liver or diaphragm; the cephalic end of a vertebra; the cephalic segment of a centiped.In human anatomy, the bending of the head of the embryo forward or downward upon the trunk.n. A remedy for headache or other disorders in the head.n. In phonetics, a so-called ‘head’ or ‘cerebral’ sound.