A*ceph"a*list (&?;), n. One who acknowledges no head or superior. Dr. Gauden.
A*ceph"a*lo*cyst (&?;), n. [Gr. 'ake`falos without a head + ky`stis bladder.] (Zoöl.) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
A*ceph`a*lo*cys"tic (&?;), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts.
A*ceph"a*lous (&?;), a. [See Acephal.] 1. Headless.