osteology

Noun

Meaning

The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

support design frame draft framework sketch outline skeleton morphology cage carcass scaffolding angiography histology sawbones
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Hypernyms

anatomy general anatomy

Related terms

osteologist osteological osteologically

Examples

Dialogues on instinct; with analytical view of the researches on fossil osteology. Source: Internet

The osteology and functional morphology of the Late Cretaceous pterosaur Pteranodon. Source: Internet

Robert W. Shufeldt found little to differentiate the bird's osteology from that of other pigeons when examining a male skeleton in 1914, but Julian P. Hume noted several distinct features in a more detailed 2015 description. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

osteological osteologically osteologist osteolysis osteolytic osteoma