CEPHALOMETRY

cephalometry

(noun) measurement of human heads

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cephalometry (usually uncountable, plural cephalometries)

The measurement of the skull, especially in order to study its growth and development

Source: Wiktionary


Ceph`a*lom"e*try, n. (Anthropometry)

Definition: The measurement of the heads of living persons. -- Ceph`a*lo*met"ric (#),a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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