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Definition of: cranioscopy
(krā′nē·os′kə·pē) noun
1. Scientific examination of the configuration of the skull.
2. Formerly, phrenology. [<CRANIO-+ -SCOPY]
—cra·ni·o·scop·ic (krā′nē·ə·skop′ik) adjective
—cra′ni·os′co·pist noun
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