Kephaldol is a medication used to relieve headaches and migraines. The spelling of this word can seem tricky at first, but it follows the conventions of English phonetics. The first syllable, "kephal," comes from the Greek word for "head," and is typically pronounced as "KEF-əl." The second syllable, "-dol," is derived from "-dolol," a suffix used in medical terminology to indicate pain relief. It is pronounced as "dawl" in IPA phonetic transcription. Therefore, when pronounced together, the phonetic transcription for "kephaldol" is /ˈkɛfəlˌdɔl/.
Trade name of citrophenetidin-chininasodium citrate, a brown powder of bitter taste; antipyretic and analgesic in doses of gr. 10-15 (0.6-1.0).
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.