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somatology

[ soh-muh-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌsoʊ məˈtɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
the branch of anthropology that deals with human physical characteristics.
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Origin of somatology

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, adjectiveso·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbso·ma·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby somatology

somatist, somatization disorder, somato-, somatoform, somatogenic, somatology, somatomedin, somatoplasm, somatopleure, somatopsychic, somatosensory
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Words related to somatology

anthropogeny, anthropography, human geography

How to use somatology in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for somatology

somatology
/ (ˌsəʊməˈtɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the branch of biology concerned with the structure and function of the body
the branch of anthropology dealing with the physical characteristics of man

Derived forms of somatology

somatologic (ˌsəʊmətəˈlɒdʒɪk) or somatological, adjectivesomatologically, adverbsomatologist, noun
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