Osteology


[os-tee-ol-uh-jee] /ˌɒs tiˈɒl ə dʒi/

noun
1.
the branch of anatomy dealing with the skeleton.
/ˌɒstɪˈɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the study of the structure and function of bones
n.

1660s, from French ostèologie, from Modern Latin osteologia, from Greek osteon “bone” (see osseous) + -logia (see -logy).

osteology os·te·ol·o·gy (ŏs’tē-ŏl’ə-jē)
n.
The branch of anatomy that deals with the structure and function of bones.

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