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Somatology   Listen
noun
Somatology  n.  
1.
The doctrine or the science of the general properties of material substances; somatics.
2.
A treatise on the human body; anatomy.
3.
(Biol.) The science which treats of anatomy and physiology, apart from psychology.
4.
(Anthropol.) The consideration of the physical characters of races and classes of men and of mankind in general.





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... the group heading "Somatology," the two classes into which it was divided represented: Physical characteristics of man; the comparative and special anatomy of races and peoples; specimens, casts, measurements, charts, and photographs representing typical and comparative characteristics. Anthropometry; measurements, charts, ...
— Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission • Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission


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