brachycephalic
1Brachycephalic — 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] …
2brachycephalic — [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] …
3brachycephalic — 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 …
4brachycephalic 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] …
5brachycephalic — 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 …
6brachycephalic — 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] * * * …
7brachycephalic — 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… …
8brachycephalic — brach·y·ce·phal·ic || ‚brækɪke fælɪk adj. having a short head (Medicine) …
9brachycephalic — [ˌbrakɪsɪ falɪk, kɛ falɪk] adjective having a relatively broad, short skull. Often contrasted with dolichocephalic. Derivatives brachycephaly noun …
10brachycephalic — brachy·cephalic …
