osteology
osteology noun: the scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
Noun
osteology (usually uncountable, plural osteologies)
- The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
- The bone structure of a particular individual, or species.
osteology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati
osteology in Hindi
- study of bones
- अस्थि विज्ञान asthi vijñān, अस्थिविज्ञान asthivijñān
osteology in Tamil
- study of bones
- எலும்பியல் elumpiyal
osteology in Kannada
- ಅಸ್ಥಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಮೂಳೆವಿದ್ಯೆ
osteology in Gujarati
- study of bones
- અસ્થિવિજ્ઞાન asthivijñān
More languagesFewer languages
- osteology in Nepali
- अस्थि विज्ञान asthi vigyāna
- osteology in Tagalog
- palabutuhan, dalubbutuan
Forms of osteology
| plural | osteologies |
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Origin of osteology
From osteo- + -logy.
Words formed from osteology
Questions about osteology
- What does osteology mean?
- Osteology means the scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones.
- What is osteology in Hindi?
- Osteology in Hindi is अस्थि विज्ञान (asthi vijñān), अस्थिविज्ञान (asthivijñān). See Osteology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is osteology?
- Osteology is a noun.
- What is the plural of osteology?
- The plural of osteology is osteologies.
Words near osteology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: osteology (page history and authors); osteology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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