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osteology

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


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They learned about topics they had never previously heard of, including osteology, the study of bones, and capitalism.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2019

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

P. Willey, a physical anthropologist who specializes in osteology, or the study of bones, who was then at the University of Tennessee, was one of several experts who studied the remains.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2015

Dr. Burmeister, who has carefully investigated the osteology and anatomy of Cariama cristata, has come to the conclusion that the true place of this somewhat isolated form is near the Storks.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)




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