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cra′nial in′dex, [Craniom.]
  1. Anatomy, Physical Anthropologycephalic index.
  • 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cranial index
  1. the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology
    Compare cephalic index
'cranial index' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brachycranic - mesocranic

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