Describing a skull that is relatively flat or low in height, with a broad, flattened shape compared to a more rounded one.
From Greek 'chamae' (low, on the ground) combined with 'cranial' (relating to the skull). This scientific term emerged in anthropology during the 19th century to classify human skull variations.
Anthropologists used terms like this to measure and compare human skulls, though many such classifications were later misused to support racist pseudoscience—a reminder that even technical language can be twisted for harmful purposes.
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