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ce·phal·ic
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dolichocephalic
long-headed; having a cephalic index of 75 and under. -
brachiocephalic artery
a major artery, arising from the arch of the aorta, that supplies blood to the right arm and the head. -
brachycephalic
having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80 -
cephalic index
the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100 -
cranial index
the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology -
longhead
a dolichocephalic person.