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mesocephalic, a.|ˌmɛsəʊsɪˈfælɪk|
[f. Gr. µέσο-ς meso- + κεϕαλ-ή head + -ic: cf. cephalic.]
1. Craniometry. Applied to skulls intermediate between dolichocephalic and brachycephalic; also to skulls having a capacity of from 1350 to 1450 cubic centimetres.
1866Meigs Observ. Cran. Forms Amer. Aborigines 13 Such deviations fall naturally into an intermediate or meso⁓cephalic group. 1887Academy 17 Sept. 188/1 The Tchuds are either mesocephalic or dolichocephalic.
2. Anat. mesocephalic flexure: ‘the angular bend of the floor of the craniospinal cavity’.
1858Huxley in Proc. Roy. Soc. IX. 421.
So ‖ mesocephali |-ˈsɛfəlaɪ| n. pl. [mod.L.], persons having mesocephalic skulls; mesoˈcephalism, mesoˈcephaly, the condition or quality of being mesocephalic.
1866Meigs Observ. Cran. Forms Amer. Aborigines 24 The Huron crania belong partly to the Brachycephali, and partly to the Mesocephali. 1885Athenæum 27 June 827/1 In the former locality there exists a taller, darker, and more brachycephalic race, whilst in the latter mesocephaly prevails. 1888S. V. Clevenger in Amer. Nat. XXII. 614 Departures from a width of eight and length of ten (mesocephalism)..determine whether the skull shall be considered long [etc.]. |