craniology
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Noun (1)
- the scientific study of the skulls of various human racesType of life science, bioscienceKinds phrenology
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cra′ni·ol′o·gy (-j?), noun
Origin: Cranium + -logy.
The department of science (as of ethnology or archæology) which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications, etc., of skulls; the study of skulls.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54