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Brachycephaly vs Dolichocephaly - What's the difference?

brachycephaly | dolichocephaly |

As nouns the difference between brachycephaly and dolichocephaly

is that brachycephaly is (pathology) a congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad while dolichocephaly is (medicine) the quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.

brachycephaly

English

(wikipedia brachycephaly)

Noun

  • (pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.

    • Derived terms

    * brachycephalic * brachycephalism * brachycephalous

    Related terms

    * cephalic index * plagiocephaly * scaphocephaly

    dolichocephaly

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.

    • Synonyms

    * dolichocephalism