A numerical indication of the extent to which a femur is platymeric, obtained by multiplying the ratio of its anteroposterior and transverse diameters by 100.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of platymeric index in US English:
platymeric index
noun
Anthropology
A numerical indication of the extent to which a femur is platymeric, obtained by multiplying the ratio of its anteroposterior and transverse diameters by 100.