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Meanings of cranial index in English

Spanish
índice cefálico

Ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull.

índice cefálico
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Examples for "cephalic index"
Examples for "cephalic index"
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The variations of the cephalic index are here of no great importance.
Outspoken Essays
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HEAD-FORM: The cephalic index forms a gradual series, the median being 83, and therefore shows brachycephaly.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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Conclusions: Our preliminary study support further investigation of usage of the cephalic index as a predictor of SRBD.
Pubmed
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Among the thirty-two men the extremes of cephalic index are 91.48 and 67.48.
The Bontoc Igorot
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HEAD-FORM: The cephalic index is essentially dolichocephalic, 3 being low brachycephals, the median 76.8.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
Usage of cranial index in English
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This cranial index is now discredited for it seems to vary widely between adults of a single group and between generations.
The Irish Times
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Order in progress upwards of cranial indices:
The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea
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The comparison of cranial indexes is rendered difficult by intentional flattening of the occiput by the hard cradle-board.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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2) whose nasal index is 100 has the mesaticephalic cranial index of 78.3 (almost the average index).
The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea
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"I suppose you are aware," said he, checking off points upon his fingers, "that the cranial index is a constant factor?"
The Lost World
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