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单词 somatology
释义

somatology

[ soh-muh-tol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌsoʊ məˈtɒl ə dʒi /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR somatology ON THESAURUS.COM

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, adjectiveso·mat·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverbso·ma·tol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby somatology

somatochrome, somatoform, somatoform disorder, somatogenic, somatoliberin, somatology, somatomammotropin, somatomedin, somatopathic, somatopathy, somatoplasm
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Example sentences from the Web for somatology

  • The science of the body was Somatology, that of the mind Pneumatology.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4|Various

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, adjectivesomatologically, adverbsomatologist, noun
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