cranium
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Now I use a mask that fits under my nose, and the hose attaches at the top of my cranium.
From Washington Post
“They would make these crosshatches into the cranium and they would wedge out the pieces,” she said.
From Washington Post
At the time, there was interest in the study of craniometry, the measurement of the cranium, and anthropometry, the scientific measurement of individuals.
From BBC
Phrenology had a similar run of credibility; even some widely respected scientists thought the contours of a person’s cranium could be “read” for what it said about intelligence and character.
From Washington Post
The skeletal remains, which include skulls without mandibles, craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments, were handed over in an official ceremony in Vienna on Tuesday, where there was a panel and presentation.
From Reuters
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