What does «braquicefalia» mean in Spanish?
- Quality of brachycephalic. It is said of a skull that is almost round. The brachycephalic skull has a cephalic index greater than 80%. The cephalic index is given by the ratio of the maximum width of the skull to its maximum length, multiplied by 100 for numerical convenience. Brachycephalic skull is usually due to premature closure of the coronal sutures of the cranial vault, a congenital condition in which the skull is flattened from front to back, so that the head is short and wide.