dolichocephalic

adjective

dol·​i·​cho·​ce·​phal·​ic ˌdä-li-kō-sə-ˈfa-lik 

: having a relatively long head with cephalic index of less than 75

dolichocephaly

ˌdä-li-kō-ˈse-fə-lē 

noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin dolichocephalus long-headed, from Greek dolichos long + -kephalos, from kephalē head — more at cephalic

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dolichocephalic

adjective

dol·​i·​cho·​ce·​phal·​ic -sə-ˈfal-ik 

: having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of less than 75

dolichocephaly

-ˈsef-ə-lē 

noun

plural dolichocephalies