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cephaloscopy

cephaloscopy noun: examination of the head in order to predict mental faculties or character.

Noun

cephaloscopy

  1. (obsolete) Examination of the head in order to predict mental faculties or character

Origin of cephaloscopy

From cephalo- + -scopy.

Questions about cephaloscopy

What does cephaloscopy mean?
Cephaloscopy means examination of the head in order to predict mental faculties or character.
What part of speech is cephaloscopy?
Cephaloscopy is a noun.

Words near cephaloscopy in the dictionary

  1. cephaloradiograph
  2. cephaloradiographs
  3. cephaloridine
  4. cephaloridines
  5. cephaloscopic
  6. cephaloscopy
  7. cephalosomatic
  8. cephalosome
  9. cephalosomes
  10. cephalosporanate
  11. cephalosporanates

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