mesaticephalism

noun

me·​sati·​ceph·​a·​lism

variants or mesaticephaly

-fəlē

: the quality or state of being mesaticephalic

Word History

Etymology

mesaticephalism from mesati- (from Greek mesatos midmost, irregular superlative of mesos mid, in the middle) + -cephalism; mesaticephaly, International Scientific Vocabulary mesati- + -cephaly

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