somatology

[ soh-muh-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of anthropology that deals with human physical characteristics.

somatology

/ ˌsəʊmətəˈlɒdʒɪk; ˌsəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of biology concerned with the structure and function of the body
2. the branch of anthropology dealing with the physical characteristics of man

Derived Forms

• ˌsomatoˈlogically, adverb
• somatologic, adjective
• ˌsomaˈtologist, noun

Other Words From

• so·mat·o·log·ic [s, uh, -mat-l-, oj, -ik, soh-m, uh, -tl-], soma·to·logi·cal adjective
• so·mato·logi·cal·ly adverb
• soma·tolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of somatology¹

First recorded in 1730–40; somato- + -logy

Example Sentences

The science of the body was Somatology, that of the mind Pneumatology.

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