Home › Words › C › cephalostatcephalostatcephalostat means A framework that holds the head stationary for radiography or other radiology and for surgery.EtymologyFrom cephalo- + -stat.nounA framework that holds the head stationary for radiography or other radiology and for surgery.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cephalometer 72% match — Synonym of cephalostat. vs cephalostat →cephalography 63% match — radiography of the head vs cephalostat →cephalostyle 61% match — The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania, found is certain amphibians and mammals. vs cephalostat →cephalometry 61% match — The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. vs cephalostat →cephalograph 60% match — The instrument used in cephalography to produce cephalograms vs cephalostat →cephaloradiograph 59% match — A radiograph of part of the head vs cephalostat →cephalogram 59% match — An X-ray of the craniofacial area. vs cephalostat →cephalotomy 57% match — dissection or opening of the head vs cephalostat →