Brachycephalic

Brachycephalic
Brachycephalic Brach`y*ce*phal"ic, Brachycephalous Brach`y*ceph"a*lous, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ? head.] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from {dolichocephalic}. [1913 Webster]

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  • brachycephalic — [brak΄isef′ə ləsbrak΄i sə fal′ik] adj. [ BRACHY + CEPHALIC] having a relatively short or broad head; having a head whose width is 81 percent or more of its length from front to back: see also CEPHALIC INDEX: also brachycephalous [brak΄isef′ə ləs] …   English World dictionary

  • brachycephalic — 1. adjective Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). 2. noun A brachycephalic person. See Also: brachycephaly, brachycephalism, brachycephalous …   Wiktionary

  • brachycephalic vs dolichocephalic brachycranal brachycranic — broad headed road headed adj. having a broad head. [Narrower terms: {brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic}] Syn: roundheaded, short headed. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • brachycephalic — adjective Etymology: New Latin brachycephalus, from Greek brachy + kephalē head more at cephalic Date: circa 1852 short headed or broad headed with a cephalic index of over 80 • brachycephaly noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brachycephalic — brachycephaly /brak ee sef euh lee/, brachycephalism, n. /brak ee seuh fal ik/, adj. Cephalom. short headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0 85.4. Also, brachycephalous /brak ee sef euh leuhs/. [1840 50; BRACHY + CEPHALIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • brachycephalic — Relating to or characterized by brachycephaly. SYN: brachycephalous. * * * brachy·ce·phal·ic .brak i sə fal ik adj short headed or broad headed with a cephalic index of over 80 brachy·ceph·a·ly sef ə lē n, pl lies * * * brachy·ce·phal·ic… …   Medical dictionary

  • brachycephalic — brach·y·ce·phal·ic || ‚brækɪke fælɪk adj. having a short head (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • brachycephalic — [ˌbrakɪsɪ falɪk, kɛ falɪk] adjective having a relatively broad, short skull. Often contrasted with dolichocephalic. Derivatives brachycephaly noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • brachycephalic — brachy·cephalic …   English syllables

  • brachycephalic — brach•y•ce•phal•ic [[t]ˌbræk i səˈfæl ɪk[/t]] also brach•y•ceph•a•lous [[t] ˈsɛf ə ləs[/t]] adj. anat. short headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0–85.4 • Etymology: 1840–50; brachy + cephalic brach y•ceph′a•ly, n …   From formal English to slang

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