somatology
(sō′mə täl′ə jē)
noun
- the science concerned with the properties of organic bodies
- the branch of anthropology that deals with the physical nature and characteristics of people
Origin:
somato- + -logy
See somatology in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- The physiological and anatomical study of the body.
- See physical anthropology.
Related Forms:
- soˌma·to·logˈic (sōˌmə-tl-ŏjˈĭk, sō-mătˌl-), soˌma·to·logˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective