craniology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the scientific study of the skulls of various human races

WordNet

Cra`ni*ol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Cranium + -logy.
Definitions
  1. The department of science (as of ethnology or archæology) which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications, etc., of skulls; the study of skulls.

Webster 1913