The former is called brachycephalic (short-headed), and the latter dolichocephalic. From Wordnik.com. [Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders] Reference
Short-nosed breeds, known as "brachycephalic" in the dog world, have a skull formation that affects their airways. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Michael J. Breus: Does Your Dog Steal Your Sleep?] Reference
Short-nosed breeds - known as "brachycephalic" in the dog world - have a skull formation that affects their airways, said. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines] Reference
The head is huge and misshapen, brachycephalic, reminiscent of photographs of fetuses. From Wordnik.com. [Prayers To Broken Stones]
It was transformed toward the VII century by the invasion of a brachycephalic Scythian people of. From Wordnik.com. [The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1] Reference
Europe as his brachycephalic 'Alpine' rival, and his claim to represent indigenous European man must go. From Wordnik.com. [The Unity of Civilization] Reference
When, for instance, two dolichocephalic and three brachycephalic skulls were discovered in the same tomb at. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891] Reference
If a brachycephalic father adopts a dolichocephalic son, the legal act cannot change the shape of the adopted son's skull. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American] Reference
The same smooth olive complexion contrasted with brief white garments, the same brown hair clustered on a similarly brachycephalic head. From Wordnik.com. [The Game Of Empire]
# Lapps = = snub-nose, small stature, brachycephalic. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
Eye proptosis is a particular risk for brachycephalic dogs. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Endangered animals get new lease of life in Singapore] Reference
Poland and the Slovaks are more brachycephalic than the others. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Affected breeds for brachycephalic head type included Japanese Chin. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
It's most common in flat-faced breeds, referred to as brachycephalic. From Wordnik.com. [Berks county news] Reference
All are brachycephalic except one (79.7), and all are platyrhinian but one. From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
# Straight nose; Patagonians = = tall stature, brachycephalic, square face. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
# Turks or Turko-Tatars = = straight nose, medium stature, very brachycephalic. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
English bulldogs, pugs and Boston terriers are examples of brachycephalic breeds. From Wordnik.com. [Berks county news] Reference
The skulls figured by A and B are respectively brachycephalic and dolichocephalic. From Wordnik.com. [The First Landing on Wrangel Island With Some Remarks on the Northern Inhabitants] Reference
Thus with two exceptions our Negritos are decidedly round headed or brachycephalic. From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
# Inhabitants of Western Europe = = small stature, strongly brachycephalic, face round. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
# Inhabitants of countries on the Adriatic = = tall stature, brachycephalic, long face. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
# Negrito races, comprising both very small, sub-brachycephalic or sub-dolichoceplhalic. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference
Seven are brachycephalic and seven are mesaticephalic while one is dolichocephalic (73.2). From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
Six are brachycephalic, and four mesaticephalic, the variation extending from 75.7 to 96.3. From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
He distinguishes two main races, a dolichocephalic and a brachycephalic, terming the former. From Wordnik.com. [Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917] Reference
And, in effect, eighty-three almost noseless black brachycephalic Deltas were cold-pressing. From Wordnik.com. [Brave New World]
Regulatory mutations in either SMOC2 and/or THBS2 could lead to the brachycephalic phenotype. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
For brachycephalic head type, the same region on CFA 1 was identified with a raw p value of 5. 287×10 − 49. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
The head index is brachycephalic except in the case of three, and all are platyrhinian, or nearly so, except one. From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
I had inherited from both parents, and suffered all my life fearfully at intervals, from brachycephalic or dorsal neuralgia. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs] Reference
The cephalic index varied from 73.40 (dolichocephalic) to 85.47 (brachycephalic), with an average index of 78.43 (mesaticephalic). From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
The second candidate gene for brachycephaly, SMOC2, was located just outside of the critical interval for brachycephalic head type. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
Dolichocephalic patriots and brachycephalic patriots kill each other, and the brains of both rot before their statues can get erected. From Wordnik.com. [Too Many Cooks]
RNA was extracted from liver samples from a Boxer and a Dalmatian for brachycephalic head type using the Fast Track 2.0 mRNA Isolation Kit. From Wordnik.com. [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference
The head index is generally mesaticephalic, but three are dolichocephalic and two brachycephalic, the amount of variation being surprising. From Wordnik.com. [The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon] Reference
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