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Look up acephaly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Acephaly (in Greek: a = without / képhalê = head) is a term used to define:
- In medicine:
- in forensic medicine: a decapitated corpse whose head has not been found
- Twin reversed arterial perfusion
- an animal without a head. For example:
- Great scallop
- Maggot, the larva of the fly
- a relatively complete sculpture, the head of which has not been found. For example: