cephalostat


cephalostat

 [sef´ah-lo-stat″] a head-positioning device used in dental radiology, facial photography, cephalometry, and other procedures requiring exact positioning of the head.

ceph·a·lom·e·ter

(sef'ă-lom'ĕ-ter), An instrument used to position the head to produce oriented, reproducible lateral and posteroanterior head films. Synonym(s): cephalostat [cephalo- + G. metron, measure]

ceph·a·lom·e·ter

(sef'ă-lom'ĕ-tĕr) An instrument used to position the head to produce oriented, reproducible lateral and posterior-anterior head films.
Synonym(s): cephalostat. [cephalo- + G. metron, measure]