orthocephalic

[ awr-thoh-suh-fal-ik ]

adjective

, Cephalometry.

1. having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.

orthocephalic

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs; ˌɔːθəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length

Derived Forms

• ˌorthoˈcephaly, noun

Other Words From

• ortho·cepha·ly noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of orthocephalic¹

1860–65; < New Latin orthocephal ( us ) ( ortho-, cephal- ) + -ic

Example Sentences

It is thus that we recognise low skulls (platycephalic), medium (orthocephalic or metriocephalic), or high (hypsicephalic).

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