Cranioscopy is a term created by Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1828), a German neuroanatomist and physiologist who was a pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain, to name his technique to infer localization of function in the brain on the basis of the external anatomy of the skull or cranium. `Cranioscopy, later known....
• (n.) Scientific examination of the cranium.
Examination of the skull in the living subject for craniometric or diagnostic purposes. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Cra`ni·os'co·py noun [ Cranium + -scopy .] Scientific examination of the cranium. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′nē-os′kŏ-pē Definitions: 1. Examination of the skull in the living subject for craniometric or diagnostic purposes.
observation, examination, and description of the human skull.