or·tho·ce·phal·ic
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Medical Definition of orthocephalic
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: having a head with a length-height index of 74.9 or less on the skull or of 62.9 or less on the living head
orthocephalic
nounMedical Definition of orthocephalic (Entry 2 of 2)
: an orthocephalic individual
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orthocephaly
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plural orthocephalies
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