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单词 craniology
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craniologyn.

/kreɪnɪˈɒlədʒi/
Etymology: modern < Greek κρᾱνίον skull (cranio- comb. form) + -λογία: see -logy comb. form. In modern French craniologie.
1. The study of the configuration of the skull as indicating the comparative development of the ‘organs’ or faculties; now known as phrenology n.
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the mind > mental capacity > psychology > faculty psychology > psychological study of the skull > [noun]
cranioscopy1804
craniology1806
craniognosy1810
craniognomy1813
organology1814
phrenology1815
zoonomy1815
bumpology1822
turnipology1824
organoscopy1864
1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 (heading) An Account of Dr. Gall's System of Craniology.
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. iii. 44 He had a villainously formed head, according to all the rules of craniology.
2. The study of the size, shape, and character of the skulls of various races, as a part of anthropology.
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the world > people > science of mankind > [noun] > anthropometry
anthropometry1806
craniography1861
craniometry1861
craniology1863
mecography1890
1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) I. i. ix. 293 The craniology of the later tumuli.
1883 Tylor in Nature 3 May 8 The mixture of races..in Europe makes European craniology a study of extreme difficulty.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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