anthroposcopy

English

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -scopy.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒskəpi

Noun

anthroposcopy (uncountable)

  1. A form of anthropology based upon visual observation of the physical characteristics of the human body.
    • 1970, William Herbert Sheldon, Varieties of Human Physique: an introduction to constitutional psychology:
      Only when both anthroposcopy and anthropometry brings us to the same result are we satisfied with the outcome.

Translations

form of anthropology based upon observation of the physical characteristics of the human body
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