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osteology

[os-tee-ol-uh-jee] / ˌɒs tiˈɒl ə dʒi /


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The study combined osteology, the study of bones, with advanced genetic analysis.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

Jess manages an osteology prep lab without squeam, cleaning animal carcasses with dermestid beetles; and recovers Lexington from the natural history museum’s attic.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2022

Experts in fields ranging from fine art, osteology, computer tomology, and craniofacial reconstruction worked together to create the likenesses from two mummies acquired abroad and brought to Baltimore more than a century ago.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2018

He holds a plastic skull in his hand, quizzing another student, Lauren Glick, for an osteology exam.

From National Geographic Jul. 29, 2016

The most eminent doctors of my time could not have dreamed of the bones of that body of mine as materials for teaching osteology.

From Mashi and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore




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