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phrenology
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synonyms: craniology ???
tags: [medical] [obsolete]
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Definition:the study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity
image: Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3836863
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"[...]What's your line—mainly?"
"Jour printer by trade; do a little in patent medicines; theater-actor—tragedy, you know; take a turn to mesmerism and phrenology when there's a chance; [...]"
Mark Twain. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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his head was phrenologically an excellent one. It may seem ridiculous, but it reminded me of General Washington's head, as seen in the popular busts of him.
Herman Melville. Moby Dick
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