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orbital index

–noun Craniometry.
the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.

Origin:
1875–80
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Main Entry: orbital index
Function: noun
: the ratio of the greatest height of the orbital cavity to its greatest width multiplied by 100 where the width is measured fromthe dacryon to the farthest point on the opposite border and the height is measured along a line perpendicular to the width —see HYPSICONCH, MESOCONCH
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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