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os⋅te⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

  [os-tee-ol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of anatomy dealing with the skeleton.
Origin:
1660–70; < NL osteologia. See osteo-, -logy

Related forms:
os⋅te⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [os-tee-uh-loj-i-kuhl] , os⋅te⋅o⋅log⋅ic, adjective
os⋅te⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
os⋅te⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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os·te·ol·o·gy   (ŏs'tē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. os·te·ol·o·gies
  1. The branch of anatomy that deals with the structure and function of bones.
  2. The bone structure or system of an animal.
os'te·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., os'te·o·log'i·cal·ly adv., os'te·ol'o·gist n.
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Osteology

Os`te*ol"o*gy\, n. [Osteo- + -logy: cf. F. ost['e]ologie.] The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: os·te·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "äs-tE-'äl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : a branch of anatomy dealing with the bones
2 : the bony structure of an organism —os·te·o·log·i·cal /-tE-&-'läj-i-k&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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osteology os·te·ol·o·gy (ŏs'tē-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The branch of anatomy that deals with the structure and function of bones.

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