osteology

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noun

The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.

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Meanings

nounosteology (usually uncountable, plural osteologies)

plural osteologies

  1. uncountableusuallyanatomyThe scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
  2. uncountableusuallyanatomyThe bone structure of a particular individual, or species.

Origin

From osteo- + -logy.

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Translations

Catalan osteologia
  • osteologiastudy of bones
Chinese Mandarin 骨學 /骨学
  • 骨學 /骨学 (gǔxué)study of bones
Czech osteologie, kostivěda
  • osteologiestudy of bones
  • kostivědastudy of bones
Finnish osteologia, luututkimus
  • osteologiastudy of bones
  • luututkimusstudy of bones
  • luustobone structure of a particular individual or species
French ostéologie
  • ostéologiestudy of bones
German Osteologie, Knochenlehre
  • Osteologiestudy of bones
  • Knochenlehrestudy of bones
  • Lehre vom Bau und den Krankheiten der Knochenstudy of bones
  • artspezifischer Knochenbaubone structure of a particular individual or species
Greek οστεολογία, σκελετολογία
  • οστεολογία (osteología)study of bones
  • σκελετολογία (skeletología)study of bones
Hindi अस्थि विज्ञान, अस्थिविज्ञान
  • अस्थि विज्ञान (asthi vijñān)study of bones
  • अस्थिविज्ञान (asthivijñān)study of bones
Hungarian csonttan, oszteológia
  • csonttanstudy of bones
  • oszteológiastudy of bones
Italian osteologia
  • osteologiastudy of bones
Japanese 骨学
  • 骨学 (kotsugaku)study of bones
Korean 골학
  • 골학 (golhak)study of bones
Polish osteologia
  • osteologiastudy of bones
Portuguese osteologia, ossatura
  • osteologiastudy of bones
  • ossaturabone structure of a particular individual or species
Russian остеоло́гия
  • остеоло́гия (osteológija)study of bones
Slovak osteológia
  • osteológiastudy of bones
Spanish osteología
  • osteologíastudy of bones
Swedish osteologi
  • osteologistudy of bones
Tagalog palabutuhan, dalubbutuan
  • palabutuhanstudy of bones
  • dalubbutuanstudy of bones
Tamil எலும்பியல்
  • எலும்பியல் (elumpiyal)study of bones
Ukrainian остеологія
  • остеологія (osteolohija)study of bones

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with osteology

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Cite this entry
APA

osteology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteology

MLA

“osteology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteology. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “osteology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/osteology.

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