metriocephalic

Having a head well proportioned to height; denoting a skull with an index between 72 and 77. SEE ALSO: orthocephalic. [G. metrios, moderate, fr. metron, measure, + kephale, head]

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met·rio·ce·phal·ic (met″re-o-sə-falґik) [Gr. metrios moderate + cephal- + -ic] having a skull with a vertical index between 72 and 77.