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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton wordnet
3. 3
   The bone structure of a particular individual, or species. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

anatomyhistologymorphologistmorphologytectology

Etymology

From osteo- + -logy.

Related phrases

paleo-osteology

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