{"id":85063,"date":"2021-02-22T06:48:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T06:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=85063"},"modified":"2023-09-24T04:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T04:55:23","slug":"cephalic-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/cephalic-index\/","title":{"rendered":"Cephalic index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A measurement of the shape of the skull.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Measurement used to determine whether the head is of normal shape. The index is a ratio of the width of the head (measured where the width is greatest) multiplied by 100 and divided by the length of the head (measured where it is greatest). A number of 74.9 or less indicates a head much longer than it is wide; 75-80, one that has a medium length; and more than 80, one that is disproportionately short.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A measure of the shape of a skull, commonly used in craniometry: the ratio of the greatest breadth, multiplied by 100, to the greatest length of the skull.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Skull breadth multiplied by 100 and divided by the length of the skull.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-19\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>The proportion obtained by multiplying the skull&#8217;s width by a hundred and then dividing by its length.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A measurement of the shape of the skull. 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