cephalometry

cephalometry

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English cephalo-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der.
Latin -metriader.
Old French -métrieder.
English -metry
English cephalometry

    From cephalo- + -metry.

    Noun

    cephalometry (usually uncountable, plural cephalometries)

    1. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
      Synonym: cephalometrics
      Hypernym: anthropometry
      Hyponym: craniometry
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