| 单词 |
mesaticephalic |
| 释义 |
mesaticephalic, a.|ˈmɛsətɪsɪˈfælɪk| [f. Gr. µέσατ-ος midmost (superl. of µέσος middle) + κεϕαλή head + -ic (after cephalic).] = mesocephalic.
1879Flower Catal. Mus. Coll. Surg. i. 251 The indices of breadth..are:—Dolichocephalic..below 750. Mesaticephalic..750 to 800. Brachycephalic..above 800. So ˌmesatiˈcephalism, the condition of being mesaticephalic; ˌmesatiˈcephalous a. = mesaticephalic; ‖ ˌmesatiˈcephalus, (a) a skull to which is applied the term mesaticephalic; (b) a person with a mesaticephalic skull; ˌmesatiˈcephaly = mesaticephalism.
1863Thurnam in Mem. Anthrop. Soc. (1865) I. 150 An intermediate ovoid form (mesati- or ortho-cephalism). 1880A. H. Keane in Nature XXI. 281 [Afghan] Type, long, oval face, arched nose, head mesaticephalous. 1896Nat. Science Sept. 154 The mesaticephaly..may be due to a crossing between brachycephalous Negrillos and Negros. |

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