mesmero-
(ˈmɛzmərəʊ)
taken as the combining form of mesmerism, as in mesmero-phrenology, the application of mesmerism to the phrenological ‘organs’, in order to evoke or control their specific activities (cf. phreno-mesmerism); hence mesmero-phrenological adj. Also ˌmesmero-ˈmania, a mania for mesmerism.
| 1842 Medico-Chirurg. Rev. XXXVII. 593 Mesmero-Phrenology. Ibid., Various mesmero-phrenological experiments. 1843 Ibid. XXXVIII. 577 The Mesmero-mania has nearly dwindled, in the metropolis, into anile fatuity. |