observation, examination, and description of the human skull
Derived forms
cranioscopical (ˌkreiniəˈskɑpɪkəl)
adjective
cranioscopist
noun
Word origin
[1795–1805; cranio- + -scopy]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crunch, kingpin, oxidize, unilateral, wrecker-scopy is a combining form used to form abstract action nouns corresponding to nouns withstems ending in -scope. Other words that use the affix -scopy include: arthroscopy, cryoscopy, retinoscopy, spectroscopy, stereoscopy