cephalostyle

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cephalostyle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cephalostyle \Ceph"a*lo*style\ (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*st[imac]l), n.
     [Cephalo- + Gr. sty^los a pillar.] (Anat.)
     The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the
     base of cartilaginous crania.
     [1913 Webster]