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Definition of: somatology
(sō′mə·tol′ə·jē) noun
1. The science of organic bodies, especially of the human body: embracing anatomy and physiology.
2. The branch of anthropology that treats of the physical nature of man. [<SOMATO- + -LOGY]
—so′ma·to·log′ic (-tō·loj′ik), so′ma·to·log′i·cal adjective
—so′ma·to·log′i·cal·ly adverb
—so′ma·tol′o·gist noun
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