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CEPHALOMELUS

\sˈɛfɐlˌə͡ʊmləs], \sˈɛfɐlˌə‍ʊmləs], \s_ˈɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˌəʊ_m_l_ə_s]\

Definitions of CEPHALOMELUS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A monster having one or two accessory limbs on the head. -I. G. St. Hilaire.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

A double monster with a limb attached to the head.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A monster with an excrescence resembling an arm or leg attached to the head. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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