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phre·nol·o·gy
/frɪˈnɑləʤi/
骨相學
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phre·nol·o·gy
/frɪˈnɑləʤɪ/
名詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Phre·nol·o·gy
n.
1.
The
science
of
the
special
functions
of
the
several
parts
of
the
brain
,
or
of
the
supposed
connection
between
the
various
faculties
of
the
mind
and
particular
organs
in
the
brain
.
2.
In
popular
usage
,
the
obsolete
physiological
hypothesis
of
Gall
,
that
the
mental
faculties
,
and
traits
of
character
,
are
shown
on
the
surface
of
the
head
or
skull
;
craniology
.
it
is
considered
a
pseudo-science
by
all
reputable
medical
personnel
,
but
is
still
believed
by
some
people
.
Syn:
--
craniognomy
.
Note:
☞
Gall
marked
out
on
his
model
of
the
head
the
places
of
twenty-six
organs
,
as
round
inclosures
with
vacant
interspaces
.
Spurzheim
and
Combe
divided
the
whole
scalp
into
oblong
and
conterminous
patches
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
phrenology
n
:
a
now
abandoned
study
of
the
shape
of
skull
as
indicative
of
the
strengths
of
different
faculties
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