acrocephalic
/ˌakrə(ʊ)sɪˈfalɪk/ /ˌakrə(ʊ)kɛˈfalɪk/Physical Anthropol. and Medicine
adjective
Of a skull: having a relatively or abnormally large ratio of height to breadth.
- In Medicine, often used synonymously with oxycephalic..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Barnard Davis (1801–1881), physician and craniologist. From acro- + -cephalic.