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196. Head

See also 14. ANATOMY ; 51. BODY, HUMAN .

brachycephalism, brachycephaly: the condition of having a wide or broad head. —brachycephalic, brachycephalous, adj.
bumpology: a sarcastic term for phrenology. —bumpologist, n.
cephalomancy: a form of divination involving measurement of the head.
cephalometry: the science of measuring the dimensions of the human head. —cephalometer, n. —cephalometric, cephalometrical, adj.
craniology: the science that studies the size, shape, and other features of human skulls. —craniologist, n. —craniologic, craniological, adj.
craniometry: the science of measuring skulls. —craniometrist, n. —craniometric, craniometrical, adj.
cranioscopy: the observation, examination, and description of the human skull. —cranioscopist, n. —cranioscopic, cranioscopical, adj.
craniotomy: the surgical operation of opening the skull, as for an operation on the brain.
dicephalism, dicephaly: the state or condition of having two heads. —dicephalic, dicephalous, adj.
dolichocephalism, dolicocephaly: the condition of having a long or narrow head. —dolicephalic, dolicocephalous, adj.
hypsicephaly: the condition of very high vertical cranial development. —hypsicephalic, adj.
isocephalism, isocephaly: the characteristic of depicting heads of figures at the same level, as in a painting. —isocephalic, isocephalous, adj.
macrocephalism, macrocephaly: a condition in which the head or cranial capacity is unusually large. —macrocephalic, macrocephalous, adj.
orthocephalism, orthocephaly: the condition of having an intermediate or medium relation between the height of the skull and its breadth or length. —orthocephalic, —orthocephalous, adj.
phrenology: a system by which an analysis of character and of the development of faculties is attempted by studying the shape and protuberances of the skull. —phrenologist, n. —phrenologic, phrenological, adj.
plagiocephalism, plagiocephaly: a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other more developed in the rear. —plagiocephalic, plagiocephalous, adj.