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[dol″ĭ-ko-sĕ-fal´ik]

having a narrow, long head.

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]

/dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic/ (dol″ĭ-ko-sĕ-fal´ik) long headed; having a cephalic index of 75.9 or less.

(dŏl′ĭ-kō-sə-făl′ĭk) also

(-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.

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]

Having a skull longer than it is broad.

(of humans) having a long head. See CEPHALIC INDEX.

, dolichocephalous (dol'i-kō-sĕ-fal'ik, -sef'ă-lŭs)

Having a disproportionately long head.

[dolicho- + G. kephalē, head]

having a narrow, long head. Characteristic of some dog breeds, e.g. Collie, Borzoi, Greyhound.