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organoscopy

organoscopy noun: phrenology.

Noun

organoscopy (uncountable)

  1. phrenology
    • It is further maintained, that the figure and extent of these parts of the brain can be discerned externally. This is organoscopy.1858, William Fleming, The Vocabulary of Philosophy

Origin of organoscopy

From organo- + -scopy.

Questions about organoscopy

What does organoscopy mean?
Organoscopy means phrenology.
What part of speech is organoscopy?
Organoscopy is a noun.

Words near organoscopy in the dictionary

  1. organorhodium
  2. organorubidium
  3. organoruthenium
  4. organosamarium
  5. organoscandium
  6. organoscopy
  7. organosedimentary
  8. organoselenide
  9. organoselenides
  10. organoselenium
  11. organosilane

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