Meaning & use
mesocephalic
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Having a skull of medium proportions, between long-headed and round-headed, in traditional physical anthropology.
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Anthropologists classified the skull as mesocephalic based on its cranial index measurements.
The mesocephalic shape falls between the two extremes recorded in the study.
A note on using this word
Cranial classification systems like "mesocephalic" originated in 19th-century anthropology and are now viewed as scientifically outdated and tied to discredited racial theories.
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