mesocephalic

mesocephalic
Having a head of medium length; denoting a skull with a cephalic index between 75 and 80 and with a capacity of 1350 to 1450 ml, or an individual with such a skull. SYN: mesaticephalic, mesocephalous, normocephalic. [meso- + G. kephale, head]

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me·so·ce·phal·ic -sə-'fal-ik adj having a head of medium proportion with a cephalic index of 76.0 to 80.9

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meso·ce·phal·ic (mez″o-) (me″zo-sĕ-falґik) [meso- + cephalic] characterized by or pertaining to a skull having an average breadth-length index, with a cephalic index of 75.0 to 79.9.

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  • Mesocephalic — Mes o*ce*phal ic, a. [Meso + cephalic.] (Anat.) (a) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; as, the mesocephalic flexure. (b) Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor microcephalic. (c)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mesocephalic — [mes΄ōsef′ə ləs, mez΄ōsef′ə ləs, mē΄sōsef′ə ləs, mē΄′zōsef′ə ləsmes΄ō sə fal′ik, mez΄ō sə fal′ik] adj. [ MESO + CEPHALIC] having an intermediate head shape with a width of 76 to 80.9 percent of its length from front to back: see also CEPHALIC… …   English World dictionary

  • mesocephalic — 1. adjective Having a head that is not particularly short or long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). 2. noun A mesocephalic person. See Also: mesocephaly, mesocephalism, mesocephalous …   Wiktionary

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  • mesocephalic — mesocephaly, n. /mez oh seuh fal ik, mes , mee zoh , soh /, adj. Cephalom. having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly. [1855 60; MESO + CEPHALIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • mesocephalic — mezəʊsɪ fælɪk / mes adj. having an average size skull …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mesocephalic — [ˌmɛsə(ʊ)sɪ falɪk, ˌmɛz , ˌmi:s , ˌmi:z , kɛ ] adjective Anatomy having a medium sized head …   English new terms dictionary

  • mesocephalic — meso·ce·phal·ic …   English syllables

  • mesocephalic — /mɛsoʊsəˈfælɪk/ (say mesohsuh falik), /miz / (say meez ) adjective having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly …  

  • mesocephalic —   a. having medium sized head.    ♦ mesocephalus, n. (pl. li ) such person …   Dictionary of difficult words

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