cephalometry

English

Etymology

From cephalo- +‎ -metry.

Noun

cephalometry (usually uncountable, plural cephalometries)

  1. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
    Synonym: cephalometrics
    Hypernym: anthropometry
    Hyponym: craniometry
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