OSTEOLOGY


Meaning of OSTEOLOGY in English

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

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