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an adult with a short broad head having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
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The cephalic index is the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length (i.e., in the horizontal plane, or front to back), sometimes multiplied by 100 for convenience. It was defined by Swedish professor of anatomy Anders Retzius (1796-1860) and first used in physical anthropology to classify ancient human remains found in Europe. ...
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| brachycephalic |
Broad-headed, having a Cephalic Index (cranial breadth/cranial length*100) over 80.
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