cephalic index

noun

Cephalometry, Craniometry. the ratio of the greatest breadth of the head to its greatest length from front to back, multiplied by 100.

Origin of cephalic index

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby cephalic index

cephalhematocele, cephalhematoma, cephalhydrocele, cephalic, cephalic flexure, cephalic index, cephalic pole, cephalic presentation, cephalic tetanus, cephalic vein, cephalic version

British Dictionary definitions for cephalic index

cephalic index

noun

the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100

Medical definitions for cephalic index

cephalic index

n.

The ratio of the maximum width of the head to its maximum length, multiplied by 100.