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DERMATOGLYPHICS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dermatoglyphics mean?
• DERMATOGLYPHICS (noun)
The noun DERMATOGLYPHICS has 1 sense:
1. the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
Familiarity information: DERMATOGLYPHICS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics
Hypernyms ("dermatoglyphics" is a kind of...):
bioscience; life science (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)
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