mesocephalic

American  

[mez-oh-suh-fal-ik, mes-, mee-zoh-, -soh-] / ˌmɛz oʊ səˈfæl ɪk, ˌmɛs-, ˌmi zoʊ-, -soʊ- /

adjective

Cephalometry.

1. having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.

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mesocephalic British  

/ ˌmɛsəʊsɪˈfælɪk, ˌmɛsəʊˈsɛfəlɪ /

adjective

1. having a medium-sized head, esp one with a cephalic index between 75 and 80

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noun

1. an individual with such a head

Other Word Forms

• mesocephaly
  noun

Etymology

Origin of mesocephalic

First recorded in 1855–60; meso- + -cephalic

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mesocephalic

The head is distinctly hypsicephalic, only 5 being mesocephalic as regards length-height.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

The crania were seldom deformed artificially save through cradle accident, and while varying considerably in capacity and in the ratio of length to width were usually mesocephalic.

From The Siouan Indians by McGee, W. J. (William John)

Broca's "Kymric" skulls are mesocephalic; this he attributes to crossing with the short round-heads.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

One Kalabit is platycephalic, 1 mesocephalic, and 8 hypsicephalic as regards length-height, and all are hypsicephalic as regards breadth-height.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

Two are mesocephalic in the length-height index and none in the breadth-height, all the remainder are hypsicephalic in both respects; 4 are pyriform, 2 oval, and 1 ellipsoidal in shape.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)