dermatoglyphics
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der·ma·to·glyph·ics | \ ˌdər-mə-tə-ˈgli-fiks 
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\Definition of dermatoglyphics
1 : skin patterns especially : patterns of the specialized skin of the inferior surfaces of the hands and feet
2 : the science of the study of skin patterns
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dermatoglyphic \ ˌdər-mə-tə-ˈgli-fik \ adjective
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dermatoglyphics
noun plural but singular or plural in constructionder·ma·to·glyph·ics | \ ˌdər-mət-ə-ˈglif-iks \
\Medical Definition of dermatoglyphics
1 : skin patterns especially : patterns of the specialized skin of the inferior surfaces of the hands and feet
2 : the science of the study of skin patterns
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dermatoglyphic \ -ik \ adjective
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The first known use of dermatoglyphics was in 1926
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