mesocranial

mesocranial
\\|me]zō, |mē], ]sō+\ adjective
Etymology: probably from German mesokran mesocranial (from meso- mes- + Greek kranion cranium) + English -ial — more at cranium
: having a skull of medium proportions with a cranial index of 75-80

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  • mesocranial — meso·cranial …   English syllables

  • mesocrany — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkrānē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mesocranial + y : the quality or state of being mesocranial …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cephalic index — is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length (i.e., in the horizontal plane, or front to back). The index was widely used by anthropologists in the early twentieth century to categorize human… …   Wikipedia

  • cranial index — n. CEPHALIC INDEX: see BRACHYCRANIAL, MESOCRANIAL …   English World dictionary

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