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craniometric

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cra⋅ni⋅om⋅e⋅try

  [krey-nee-om-i-tree]
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–noun
the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.
Origin:
1860–65; cranio- + -metry

Related forms:
cra⋅ni⋅o⋅met⋅ric  [krey-nee-uh-me-trik] , cra⋅ni⋅o⋅met⋅ri⋅cal, adjective
cra⋅ni⋅o⋅met⋅ri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
cra⋅ni⋅om⋅e⋅trist, noun
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cra·ni·om·e·ter   (krā'nē-ŏm'ĭ-tər)   
n.  An instrument or device used to measure the skull.
cra'ni·o·met'ric (-ə-mět'rĭk), cra'ni·o·met'ri·cal adj.
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Main Entry: cra·ni·om·e·try
Pronunciation: -'äm-&-trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tries
: a science dealing with cranial measurement —cra·nio·met·ric /"krA-nE-O-'me-trik/ or cra·nio·met·ri·cal /-tri-k&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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craniometry cra·ni·om·e·try (krā'nē-ŏm'ĭ-trē)
n.
Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type.

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