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craniometry
cra·ni·om·e·try C0724600 (krā′nē-ŏm′ĭ-trē)n. Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type.craniometry (ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmɪtrɪ) n (Physiology) the study and measurement of skulls craniometric, ˌcranioˈmetrical adj ˌcranioˈmetrically adv ˌcraniˈometrist ncra•ni•om•e•try (ˌkreɪ niˈɒm ɪ tri)
n. the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population. [1860–65] cra`ni•o•met′ric (-əˈmɛ trɪk) cra`ni•o•met′ri•cal, adj. cra`ni•o•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. craniometrythe science of measuring skulls. — craniometrist, n. — craniometric, craniometrical, adj.See also: HeadThesaurus| Noun | 1. | craniometry - the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft partsphysical anthropology - the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings |
craniometry
craniometry[‚krā·nē′äm·ə·trē] (anthropology) The science of measuring the skull, especially for determining characteristics of a particular race, sex, or somatotype. craniometry
craniometry [kra″ne-om´ĕ-tre] a branch of anthropometry, being the measurement of the dimensions and angles of a bony skull.cra·ni·om·e·try (krā'nē-om'ĕ-trē), Measurement of the dry skull after removal of the soft parts and study of its topography. [cranio- + G. metron, measure] craniometry (krā′nē-ŏm′ĭ-trē)n. Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type.cra·ni·om·e·try (krā'nē-om'ĕ-trē) Measurement of the dry skull after removal of the soft parts and study of its topography. [cranio- + G. metron, measure] CRANIOMETRIC POINTS: These are the fixed points of the skull used in craniometry: 1) acanthion; 2) asterion; 3) basion; 4) bregma; 5) condylion; 6) coronion or koronion; 7) crotaphion; 8) dacryon; 9) entomion; 10) glabella or metopion; 11) gnathion; 12) gonion; 13) infradentale; 14) inion; 15) jugale; 6) koronion; 16) mastoidale; 10) metopion; 17) nasion; 18) obelion; 19) opisthion; 20) orbitale; 21) pogonion; 22) porion; 23) prosthion; 24) pterion; 25) rhinion; 26) sphenion; 27) stephanion; 28) symphysion; 29) zygion; 30) zygomaxillary point.craniometry (krā-nē-ŏm′ĕ-trē) [″ + metron, measure] Study of the skull and measurement of its bones. See: illustrationcra·ni·om·e·try (krā'nē-om'ĕ-trē) Measurement of the dry skull after removal of the soft parts and study of its topography. [cranio- + G. metron, measure]craniometry
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