Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.

    Osteologie, Knochenlehre, Lehre vom Bau und den Krankheiten der Knochen

    остеоло́гияosteológija

    остеологіяosteolohija

  2. (uncountable, usually)The bone structure of a particular individual, or species.

    artspezifischer Knochenbau

More definitions
  • the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
study of bones:
Русский
By meaning 1
study of bones:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
study of bones:
bone structure of a particular individual or species:

Origin

From osteo- + -logy.

From osteo- + -logy.

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