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Definition of: dolichocephalic
(dol′i·kō·sə·fal′ik) adjective
Having a long skull, the breadth less than one third of the length, the cephalic index being 75.9 or less: distinguished from brachycephalic. Also dol′i·cho·ceph′a·lous (-sef′ə·ləs). [<Gk. dolichos long + kephalē head]
—dol′·i·cho·ceph′al adjective & noun
—dol′i·cho·ceph′a·lism, dol′i·cho·ceph′a·ly noun
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