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mesocranic

mesocranic adjective: having an intermediate-sized cranium.

Adjective

mesocranic (not comparable)

  1. Having an intermediate-sized cranium
    • The cranial index of this individual indicates a mesocranic type (CI = 78.8), whereas normal Eunpyeong females are brachycranic (CI = 81.8, N = 62, 136.6/167×100).2015 October 22, “Paleopathological Study of Dwarfism-Related Skeletal Dysplasia in a Late Joseon Dynasty (South Korean) Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of mesocranic

From meso- + cranic.

Questions about mesocranic

What does mesocranic mean?
Mesocranic means having an intermediate-sized cranium.
What part of speech is mesocranic?
Mesocranic is an adjective.

Words near mesocranic in the dictionary

  1. mesocoxae
  2. mesocoxal
  3. mesocracies
  4. mesocracy
  5. mesocranial
  6. mesocranic
  7. mesocrany
  8. mesocratic
  9. mesocrystal
  10. mesocrystalline
  11. mesocrystals

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