n.
Pronunciation: ˌ äs-t ē - ' ä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin osteologia, from Greek, description of bones, from oste- + -logia -logy
Date: 1670
1 : a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
2 : the bony structure of an organism
– os · te · o · log · i · cal \ -t ē - ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– os · te · ol · o · gist \ -t ē - ' ä-l ə -jist \ noun