brachycephalic adj 1: having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80 [syn: {brachycephalic}, {brachycranial}, {brachycranic}] [ant: {dolichocephalic}, {dolichocranial}, {dolichocranic}] n 1: an adult with a short broad head
Brachycephalic \Brach`y*ce*phal"ic\, Brachycephalous \Brach`y*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ? head.] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from {dolichocephalic}. [1913 Webster] Brachycephaly