SINCE 1828
platyhieric
adjective
platy·hi·er·ic
| \ ˌplat-i-hī-ˈer-ik
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Medical Definition of platyhieric
: having a relatively wide sacrum with a sacral index of 106.0 or over — compare dolichohieric, subplatyhieric
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