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[HANASHIR:10368] Re: chironomy

> Doesn't chironomy refer to the reading of bumps on a person's head, in order
> to tell their fortunes?

That's phrenology, I believe.  Chiro means hand, ergo hand signs, and thus,
a chiropractor is someone who heals with the hands.


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