craniometry

/krey-nee-om-i-tree/US // ˌkreɪ niˈɒm ɪ tri //UK // (ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmɪtrɪ) //

颅骨测量,颅骨测量法,颅骨测量学,颅骨测定

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.

In this department of craniometry, Anders Retzius has gained the foremost place among the pioneers of research.
These qualifications were overlooked by the immediate successors of Retzius, much to the disadvantage of craniometry.
Of the trend and progress of craniometry at the present day, three particular developments are noteworthy.