Cephalology

/ˌsɛf.əˈlɑl.ə.dʒi/ noun

The scientific study of the head, skull, brain, and the characteristics and variations of human heads.

From Greek kephalē (head) + -logia (study, discourse about). Developed in the 18th-19th centuries as a pseudo-scientific field that studied skull shapes and head measurements.

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