SOMATOLOGY


Meaning of SOMATOLOGY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ s ō -m ə - ' tä-l ə -j ē

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin somatologia, from somat- + -logia -logy

Date: circa 1878

: a branch of anthropology primarily concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation

– so · ma · to · log · i · cal \ ˌ s ō -m ə -t ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l, s ō - ˌ ma- \ adjective

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