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cephalometric

cephalometric

8.7
Relating to measuring the head for medical or dental care
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛfəloʊˈmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cefalométrico
  • In orthodontics, cephalometric analysis helps doctors determine the optimal treatment plan for patients.
  • cephalometric radiography
  • cephalometric radiograph
  • lateral cephalometric

Examples

  • A lateral cephalometric radiograph is also used to assist in treatment planning.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The cephalometric radiograph will document skeletal deformities and soft tissue airway narrowing.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The advantage of cephalometric x-rays is that they are objective methods of evaluation.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Normal cephalometric values are important predictors, based on values outside of two standard deviations from the mean.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Cephalometric x-rays

    Academic text (1999)
  • Three have been widely used for clinical examination: the physical examination, fiberoptic endoscopy, and cephalometric radiography.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Severe nasal obstruction in patients with mild OSA combined with normal cephalometric X-rays can predict a good response to nasal surgery.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Although cephalometric radiography is only a static two-dimensional method of evaluating a dynamic three-dimensional area, it does provide useful information on the posterior airway space.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Preoperative radiographic analysis, including a lateral cephalometric radiograph and a panoramic dental x-ray, is necessary to assist the surgeon in surgical planning.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The dentist used a cephalometric x-ray to assess the alignment of the patient's jaw.

Synonyms

craniometrical
vscephalometric
  • Specialized
9.9

Used for measuring the size and shape of skulls

measures the whole head for medical and dental purposes
craniometric
vscephalometric
  • Specialized
9.9

About measuring skull shape and size to study people or animals

is applied in medical and dental measurement rather than anthropological study

Surface Forms

cephalometric positive

Morphology

cephalometric = cephalometry (opaque) = cephal + metry + ic

The adjective is formed from a specialised technical noun ('cephalometry'); the combining forms ('cephal-','-metry') are not productive or familiar to an average B1 learner, so the meaning is not directly derivable without domain knowledge.

Etymology

The word cephalometric comes from Greek parts cephal- meaning 'head' and -metric meaning 'measure'. So, cephalometric means 'measuring the head', which is why doctors and dentists use cephalometric tests and X-rays to study head and jaw size and position.