dermatoglyphics meaning

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dermatoglyphics (noun): 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.

Definition of dermatoglyphics

  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

    Type of: life science

Scrabble score: 29 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in CS · 15-letter words

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