| cephalic |
of or relating to the head
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| cephalic index |
ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
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| cephalic vein |
a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein
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| cephalic index |
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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| cephalic index |
A measure of cranial shape defined as the total length of a skull divided by the maximum width of the skull.
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