acephaly acephaly 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: winged victory of samothrace venus of arles commons:category:headless statues look up acephaly in wiktionary, the free dictionary. this article is issued from wikipedia. the text is licensed under creative commons - attribution - sharealike. additional terms may apply for the media files.