First Known Use: circa 1878
Dictionary
somatology
noun so·ma·tol·o·gy \ˌsō-mə-ˈtä-lə-jē\
Definition of SOMATOLOGY
: a branch of anthropology primarily concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation
— so·ma·to·log·i·cal \ˌsō-mə-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, sō-ˌma-\ adjective
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Origin of SOMATOLOGY
New Latin somatologia, from somat- + -logia -logy
Medical Dictionary
somatology
noun so·ma·tol·o·gy \ˌsō-mə-ˈtäl-ə-jē\
plural so·ma·tol·o·gies
Medical Definition of SOMATOLOGY
—so·ma·to·log·i·cal \ˌsō-mət-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl\ adjective
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