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.

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, adjective so·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb so·ma·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby somatology

somatochrome, somatoform, somatoform disorder, somatogenic, somatoliberin, somatology, somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic, somatopathy, somatoplasm

Words related to somatology

anthropogeny, anthropography

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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, adjective somatologically, adverb somatologist, noun