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

Mesocephalic, mes-ō-sē-fal′ik, adj. of medium breadth or capacity—of the skull—also Mesoceph′alous.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Their skulls are of the mesocephalic type, the height being greater than the breadth; according to Davis, 75 is the index of the latter and 77 of the former.

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Intermingled with these are those of the middle derivative type, or mesocephalic.

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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.

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A mesocephalic skull then became common.

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