osteology

English

Etymology

osteo- +‎ -logy

Noun

osteology (usually uncountable, plural osteologies)

1. (anatomy) The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
2. (anatomy) The bone structure of a particular individual, or species.

Related terms

• osteological
• osteologically
• osteologist

Translations

study of bones

• Finnish: osteologia (fi), luututkimus, luututkimus
• French: ostéologie (fr) f
• German: Osteologie (de) f
• Gujarati: અસ્થિવિજ્ઞાન (asthivijñān)
• Hindi: अस्थि विज्ञान (asthi vijñān), अस्थिविज्ञान (asthivijñān)
• Japanese: 骨学 (kotsugaku)
• Korean: 골학 (golhak) (骨學)
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• Nepali: अस्थि विज्ञान (asthi vigyāna)
• Plautdietsch: Knoakekonnst f
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• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: osteologi (sv) c
• Tagalog: palabutuhan, dalubbutuan
• Tamil: எலும்பியல் (elumpiyal)

bone structure of a particular individual or species

• Finnish: luusto (fi)
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• Portuguese: ossatura

See also

• orthopedics