somatology

[ soh-muh-tol-uh-jee ]
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noun
  1. the branch of anthropology that deals with human physical characteristics.

Origin of somatology

1
First recorded in 1730–40; somato- + -logy

Other words from somatology

  • so·mat·o·log·ic [suh-mat-l-oj-ik, soh-muh-tl-], /səˌmæt lˈɒdʒ ɪk, ˌsoʊ mə tl-/, so·ma·to·log·i·cal, adjective
  • so·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • so·ma·tol·o·gist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for somatology

somatology

/ (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 of somatology

  • somatologic (ˌsəʊmətəˈlɒdʒɪk) or somatological, adjective
  • somatologically, adverb
  • somatologist, noun

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