craniometry etymology

English word craniometry comes from English -metry (Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.), English cranio- (Cranium.)

Detailed word origin of craniometry

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-metry English (eng) Forming nouns relating to measures and measurement.
cranio- English (eng) Cranium.
craniometry English (eng) The practice of taking measurements of the skull.

Words with the same origin as craniometry

Descendants of -metry
absorptiometry acidimetry anemometry archeometry bathymetry coulometry ergometry fluviometry heliometry isometry micrometry optometrist optometry phallometry photometry pneumatometry psychometry psychrometry scientometrist somatometry spectrometry stichometry telemetric telemetry zoometry
Descendants of cranio-
craniocarpotarsal craniocaudal craniocentric cranioclast craniodiaphyseal craniodistal craniodorsal cranioencephalic craniofacial craniolateral craniomandibular craniomedial craniometer cranioplasty cranioquadrate craniorachischisis craniosacral cranioscopy craniospinal craniosynostosis craniosynostotic craniothoracic cranioventral craniovertebral