examination of the size and configuration of the skull; formerly applied to what is now commonly called phrenology, n.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > psychology > faculty psychology > psychological study of the skull > [noun] (31) cranioscopy1804 examination of the size and configuration of the skull; formerly applied to what is now commonly called phrenology, n. craniology1806 The study of the configuration of the skull as indicating the comparative development of the ‘organs’ or faculties; now known as phrenology, n. craniognosy1810 = craniognomy n. craniognomy1813 ‘the science of the form and characteristics of the skull’(New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). organology1814 The theory that the human brain is composed of numerous superficial organs that are responsible for propensities, intellect, character, etc… phrenology1815 The theory that the mental powers or characteristics of an individual consist of separate faculties, each of which has its location in an organ… zoonomy1815 The theory that the mental powers or characteristics of an individual consist of separate faculties, each of which has its location in an organ… bumpology1822 The pseudoscientific study of bumps on the skull; phrenology. turnipology1824 contemptuous term for phrenology. organoscopy1864 examination of organs of the body; spec. cranioscopy or phrenology. Subcategories:— practitioner of (7) — class of emotional faculties (1) — faculty of forming attachments (1) — faculty of acquisitiveness (2) — faculty of calculation (1) — faculty of attributing cause (1) — faculty of concentrating attention (1) — musical faculty (1) — faculty of object recognition (1) — faculty of order (1) — faculty of place recognition (1) — faculty of attachment to place (2) — faculty of time judgement (1) |
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