osteology
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of osteology
From the New Latin word osteologia, dating back to 1660–70. See osteo-, -logy
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It was originally used as an osteology and mammals gallery.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The study combined osteology, the study of bones, with advanced genetic analysis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Jess manages an osteology prep lab without squeam, cleaning animal carcasses with dermestid beetles; and recovers Lexington from the natural history museum’s attic.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Experts in fields ranging from fine art, osteology, computer tomology, and craniofacial reconstruction worked together to create the likenesses from two mummies acquired abroad and brought to Baltimore more than a century ago.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2018
Being a freshman, I was to get in the way of lectures only anatomy, physiology, microscopy and osteology.
From Confessions of a Neurasthenic by William Taylor Marrs
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