"cranioscopy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cranioscopies [plural]
Etymology: cranio- + -scopy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|cranio|scopy}} cranio- + -scopy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cranioscopy (countable and uncountable, plural cranioscopies)
  1. (rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cranioscopy-en-noun-mY9NTPIK
  2. (dated) Phrenology. Tags: countable, dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cranioscopy-en-noun-sWeTNO5m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cranio-, English terms suffixed with -scopy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cranio-: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -scopy: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cranioscopist

Inflected forms

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