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Definition of Leptorrhine
1. Adjective. Having a long narrow nose.
Medical Definition of Leptorrhine
1. Having a thin nose. Applied to a skull with a nasal index below 47 (Frankfort agreement) or 48 (Broca). Origin: Lepto-+ G. Rhis, nose (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Leptorrhine
Literary usage of Leptorrhine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indian Village Site and Cemetery Near Madisonville, Ohio by Earnest Albert Hooton, Charles Clark Willoughby (1920)
"... 6 nasal indices on males of the secondary series arc all leptorrhine; of 4
nasal indices of females of the primary series 2 are ..."
2. Pedagogical Anthropology by Maria Montessori (1913)
"... owing to the plica epi- cantica. Pigmentation light gray, blue. Nose Very
leptorrhine; nostrils deli- leptorrhine, tending toward cate and mobile. ..."
3. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"Sub-race b, leptorrhine: Nose narrow, prominent, face elongate. ... The leptorrhine,
long- faced, division, especially in the case of the Todas, ..."
4. A Manual of Legal Medicine: For the Use of Practitioners and Students of by Justin Herold (1898)
"... and nose leptorrhine ; and the Melano- chroi, or dark whites, the complexion
darkening to a sallow or swarthy hue, the hair dark, and the eyes brown or ..."
5. The Bone Caves of Ojcow in Poland by Ferdinand Roemer (1884)
"Nose narrow, with a narrow prominent ridge, and in consequence decidedly leptorrhine.
The alveolar process higher. The alveoli of the missing incisors large ..."
6. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"leptorrhine (Ipp'to-rin). ... [See leptorrhine.] The condition of having a small
nasal index. ..."
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