craniometry

/ˈkreɪniˌɑmətri/
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Definitions of craniometry
  1. noun
    the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
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    type of:
    physical anthropology
    the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
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