- bizygomatic breadth
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The width or breadth of the face from the widest part of one zygomatic arch to the widest part of the other
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bizygomatic breadth — the distance between the most laterally situated points (zygia) on the zygomatic arches … Medical dictionary
bizygomatic — Relating to both zygomatic bones or arches. * * * bi·zy·go·mat·ic .bī .zī gə mat ik adj of or relating to the two cheekbones specif relating to a measure of facial width taken between the most lateral points on the external surfaces of the… … Medical dictionary
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upper facial index — n the ratio of the distance between the nasion and prosthion to the bizygomatic breadth multiplied by 100 … Medical dictionary
morphologic face index — 100 times the distance from the nasion to the gnathion divided by the bizygomatic breadth … Medical dictionary
physiognomonic upper face index — 100 times the distance from the nasion to the stomion divided by the bizygomatic breadth … Medical dictionary
upper facial index — noun : the ratio of the distance between nasion and prosthion to the bizygomatic breadth multiplied by 100 … Useful english dictionary
index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r … Medical dictionary
facial index — noun the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face • Hypernyms: ↑ratio * * * noun : the ratio of the breadth of the face to its length multiplied by 100, the breadth used being usually the bizygomatic and the… … Useful english dictionary
facial index — n the ratio multiplied by 100 of the breadth of the face to its length * * * the relation of the length of the face to its width, obtained by multiplying by 100 the bizygomatic width and dividing the product by the distance from the ophryon to… … Medical dictionary
