noun
- the condition of having a relatively broad, short skull; a cephalic index indicating a skull width that is 80% or more of its length.
Usage: medical/anthropological term; also called brachycephalism
Examples
- Brachycephaly is commonly observed in certain dog breeds such as bulldogs and pugs.
- The anthropologist measured the skull to determine whether the specimen exhibited brachycephaly.
- Some populations show a higher prevalence of brachycephaly than others.
- Brachycephaly can sometimes be associated with breathing difficulties in animals.
- The study compared brachycephaly rates across different geographic regions.