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.