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cryptozygous

[krip-tuh-zahy-guh s]

adjective Craniometry.

having the skull broad and the face narrow.

Nearby words

  1. cryptovolcanic,
  2. cryptozoic,
  3. cryptozoite,
  4. cryptozoology,
  5. cryptozoon,
  6. cryselephantine,
  7. cryst.,
  8. crystal,
  9. crystal ball,
  10. crystal class

Origin of cryptozygous

1875–80; crypto- + zyg- (as in zygoma) + -ous
Related formscryp·to·zy·gy, noun
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Medicine definitions for cryptozygous

cryptozygous

[krĭp′tō-zī′gəs, krĭp-tŏz′ĭ-gəs]

adj.

Having a narrow face as compared with the width of the cranium, so that the zygomatic arches are not visible when the skull is viewed from above.
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