n. the condition of having a relatively long narrow skull, with a *cephalic index of 75 or less. The head of a fetus in a breech presentation is often dolichocephalic. —dolichocephalic adj.
a measure of the shape of a skull, commonly used in *craniometry: the ratio of the greatest breadth, multiplied by 100, to the greatest length of the skull. See also brachycephaly; dolichocephaly.... cephalic index
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