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brachycranial [brak΄ikrā′nē əl]adj.brachycrany [brak΄ikrā΄nē]n.
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brachycranial
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brachycranial — [brak΄ikrā′nē əl] adj. [ BRACHY + CRANIAL] BRACHYCEPHALIC: also brachycranic [brak΄ikrā′nik] brachycrany [brak΄ikrā΄nē] n … English World dictionary
brachycranial — brachy·cra·ni·al (brak″e kraґne əl) brachycranic … Medical dictionary
brachycranial — brachy·cranial … English syllables
brachycranial — adjective having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 • Syn: ↑brachycephalic, ↑brachycranic • Ant: ↑dolichocephalic (for: ↑brachycephalic) • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
brachycranic — adjective having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 • Syn: ↑brachycephalic, ↑brachycranial • Ant: ↑dolichocephalic (for: ↑brachycephalic) • Similar to: ↑ … 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
Glazkov culture — is archaeological culture of ancient Tungus racially Mongoloid tribes in the Bronze Age (18 13 centuries BCE), spread in the Baikal area. The Glazkov Tunguses came to Siberia from the south, displacing Yukagir tribes. Glazkovs is a conditional… … Wikipedia
brachycranic — Brachycephalic with a cephalic index of 80.0 to 84.9. [brachy + G. kranion, skull] * * * brachy·cra·nic (brak″e kraґnik) [brachy + Gr. kranion skull] having a comparatively short head, with a cranial index of 80.0 to 84.9. Called also… … Medical dictionary
hyperbrachycranial — hy·per·brachycranial … English syllables
cranial index — n. CEPHALIC INDEX: see BRACHYCRANIAL, MESOCRANIAL … English World dictionary
