brachycephaly

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brach·y·ce·phal·ic

B0440600 (brăk′ĭ-sə-făl′ĭk) also brach·y·ceph·a·lous (-sĕf′ə-ləs)adj. Having a short, broad head with a cephalic index over 80.

brach′y·ceph′a·ly (-sĕf′ə-lē), brach′y·ceph′a·lism n.

brachycephalism, brachycephaly

the condition of having a wide or broad head. — brachycephalic, brachycephalous, adj.See also: Head

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Noun

brachycephaly - the quality of being brachycephalicbrachycephalismquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

brachycephaly

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brachycephaly

[‚brak·i′sef·ə·lē] (anthropology) The state of being brachycephalic.

brachycephaly

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brachycephaly

[brak″e-sef´ah-le] the state of being brachycephalic.

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

(brak'ē-sef'ă-lē), Disproportionate shortness of head, the cranium having a cephalic index over 80; among the brachycephalic races are Native Americans, Malays, and Burmese. Synonym(s): brachycephalia, brachycephalism [brachy- + G. kephalē, head]

brachycephaly

A disproportionately short and broad head.

brachycephaly

Brachycephalia, brachycephalism A disproportionately short head

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

(brak'ē-sef'ă-lē) Shortness or broadness of the head. [brachy- + G. kephalē, head]

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

(brak'ē-sef'ă-lē) Disproportionate shortness of head, the cranium having a cephalic index over 80; among the brachycephalic races are Native Americans, Malays, and Burmese. [brachy- + G. kephalē, head]

brachycephaly

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Related to brachycephaly: oxycephaly

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Synonyms for brachycephaly

noun the quality of being brachycephalic

Synonyms

brachycephalism

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quality

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