osteology
os·te·ol·o·gy
noun \ˌäs-tē-ˈä-lə-jē\Definition of OSTEOLOGY
1
: a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
2
: the bony structure of an organism
— os·te·o·log·i·cal \-tē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— os·te·ol·o·gist \-tē-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun
Origin of OSTEOLOGY
New Latin osteologia, from Greek, description of bones, from oste- + -logia -logy
First Known Use: 1670
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