craniology

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krā′nē ol′ə jē)


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cra•ni•ol•o•gy  (krā′nē ol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicine, Physical Anthropologythe science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
  • 1800–10; cranio- + -logy
cra•ni•o•log•i•cal  (krā′nē ə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation adj.  cra′ni•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv. 
cra′ni•ol′o•gist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
craniology /ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ n
  1. the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
craniological /ˌkreɪnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ adj ˌcranioˈlogically adv ˌcraniˈologist n
'craniology' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
craniol.

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