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中ちゅう頭とう

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Meanings

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noun

mesocephaly

Technical term in physical anthropology and medicine for a head shape of intermediate breadth, between dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.

中ちゅう頭とうは、頭とう長ちょう幅ふく指し数すうが76～81の範はん囲いに分ぶん類るいされる。
Mesocephaly is classified as having a cephalic index between 76 and 81.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
頭head, counter for large animals

Similar words

長ちょう頭とう
長頭 (dolichocephaly) refers to a relatively long, narrow head shape, while 中頭 is intermediate in breadth.
短たん頭とう
短頭 (brachycephaly) refers to a relatively short, broad head shape, while 中頭 is intermediate.

Etymology

Compound of 中 (middle, intermediate) and 頭 (head), directly describing an intermediate head shape. The term is a modern scientific coinage.