Home › Words › C › craniotopographycraniotopographycraniotopography means the layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.EtymologyFrom cranio- + topography.nounThe layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.e.g.“He held that great exactness in craniotopography is unnecessary, all that is needed being to make a sufficiently large opening.” — 1894, George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Medical Record, volume 45, page 569:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.craniotopic 71% match — Relating to the perception of space (spatial position) by the brain vs craniotopography →craniography 70% match — The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics vs craniotopography →craniognomy 68% match — craniology (the science of the form and characteristics of the skull). vs craniotopography →cranioscopy 66% match — The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull. vs craniotopography →cardiotopography 66% match — The topography of the heart. vs craniotopography →craniology 64% match — The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull. vs craniotopography →craniognomic 64% match — Of or relating to craniognomy. vs craniotopography →craniographer 63% match — One who studies craniography. vs craniotopography →