orthocephaly

Variant of orthocephalic

orthocephalic definition

ortho·cephal·ic (ôr′t̸hō sə fal′ik)

adjective

having a skull whose height is 70.1 to 75 percent of its length, from front to back
also orthocephalous or′·tho·ceph′a·lous (-sef′ə ləs)

Etymology: ortho- + -cephalic

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