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Meanings of cranial index in inglés

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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"
        1
        The variations of the cephalic index are here of no great importance.
        Outspoken Essays
        2
        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...
        3
        Conclusions: Our preliminary study support further investigation of usage of the cephalic index as a predictor of SRBD.
        Pubmed
        4
        Among the thirty-two men the extremes of cephalic index are 91.48 and 67.48.
        The Bontoc Igorot
        5
        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 inglés
        1
        This cranial index is now discredited for it seems to vary widely between adults of a single group and between generations.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Order in progress upwards of cranial indices:
        The Mafulu: Mountain People of British New Guinea
        3
        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
        4
        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
        5
        "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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