orthocephalic

American

[awr-thoh-suh-fal-ik] / ˌɔr θoʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

Also orthocephalous

adjective

Cephalometry.

having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.

orthocephalic British

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs, ˌɔːθəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length

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Derived Forms

orthocephaly

noun

Etymology

Origin of orthocephalic

1860–65; < New Latin orthocephal ( us ) ( see ortho-, cephal-) + -ic

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