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megaseme, a. and n. Anat.|ˈmɛgəsiːm|
[a. F. mégasème (Broca), f. Gr. µέγα-ς great + σῆµα sign.]
a. adj. Having a large orbital index; spec. having an orbital index over ·89.
b. n. A skull having a large orbital index.
[1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. ii. ii. 258 M. Broca has created three general terms..bearing reference to this [orbital] index,..namely, mégasème when the index is large [etc.]. ]1879Flower Catal. Mus. Coll. Surg. i. 256 The females are all megaseme. 1882Quain's Anat. (ed. 9) I. 83 If above 89, it [the orbital index] is megaseme. |