Head Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Head Information and Meaning
See also ANATOMY; 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.