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dermatoglyphics

der·ma·tog·lyphics

uncommon

noun

1.

the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet

  • “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”

Origin

From dermato- + glyphics.

Phrases

  • integumentary pattern

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