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somatology

somatology noun: the study of the physical nature of human beings.

Noun

somatology (usually uncountable, plural somatologies)

  1. (usually) The study of the physical nature of human beings.

Forms of somatology

pluralsomatologies

Origin of somatology

From Ancient Greek σῶμα, σώματος (sôma, sṓmatos, “body”) + English -ology.

Words formed from somatology

Questions about somatology

What does somatology mean?
Somatology means the study of the physical nature of human beings.
What part of speech is somatology?
Somatology is a noun.
What is the plural of somatology?
The plural of somatology is somatologies.

Words near somatology in the dictionary

  1. somatological
  2. somatologically
  3. somatologies
  4. somatologist
  5. somatologists
  6. somatology
  7. somatomammotroph
  8. somatomammotrophs
  9. somatomammotropin
  10. somatomammotropins
  11. somatome

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