See Also: dermatoglyphics(medicine)
Dermatoglyphics(health)
dermatoglyphics(dictionary)

dermatoglyphics (iou)



dermatoglyphics noun pl. (usu. treated as sing.). E20.
[from DERMATO- + Greek gluphikos GLYPHIC + -S1.]
The branch of science that deals with skin patterns (e.g. fingerprints), esp. of the hands and feet; in pl., superficial features of the skin.
dermatoglyphic adjective E20.
dermatoglyphically adverb M20.