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dolichocephalic
[dol″ĭ-ko-sĕ-fal´ik]having a narrow, long head.
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dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic
, dolichocephalous (dol'i-kō-sĕ-fal'ik, -sef'ă-lŭs),Having a disproportionately long head; denoting a cranium with a cephalic index less than 75.
Synonym(s): dolichocranial
[dolicho- + G. kephalē, head]
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dolichocephalic
(dŏl′ĭ-kō-sə-făl′ĭk) alsodolichocephalous
(-sĕf′ə-ləs)adj.
Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index below 76.
dol′i·cho·ceph′a·lism (-sĕf′ə-lĭz′əm), dol′i·cho·ceph′a·ly (-sĕf′ə-lē) n.
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dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic,
dolichocephalous (dol'i-kō-sĕ-fal'ik, -sef'ă-lŭs)Having a disproportionately long head; denoting a cranium with a cephalic index less than 75.
[dolicho- + G. kephalē, head]
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dolichocephalic
Having a skull longer than it is broad.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
dolichocephalic
(of humans) having a long head. See CEPHALIC INDEX.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic
, dolichocephalous (dol'i-kō-sĕ-fal'ik, -sef'ă-lŭs)Having a disproportionately long head.
[dolicho- + G. kephalē, head]
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