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Definition of: osteology
(os′tē·ol′ə·jē) noun
The science that treats of the bones of the skeleton and of the properties of osseous tissue.
—os′te·o·log′i·cal (-ə·loj′i·kəl) adjective
—os′te·o·log′i·cal·ly adverb
—os′te·ol′o·gist noun
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