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osteological

osteological

8.5
About bones or the study of bones
  • adjective
  • /ˌɑːstɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : osteológico
  • Osteological samples represent non-survivors, and their biological parameters are unlikely to be fully representative of living populations from which they were drawn.
  • osteological collections
  • osteological sample
  • use of osteological

Examples

  • A strong correspondence has been demonstrated between quantitative and visual skeletal trait data collected on 3D models and those collected on the original specimen 26-29, indicating that data sets comprised of 3D models are a suitable alternative to osteological collections for tackling a diverse set of research questions.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The readings of the osteological data encouraged the construction of stories by those who supported Black servitude.

    Academic text (1996)

  • When she'd promised her thesis adviser to return with a thorough osteological study of the fabulous creature, she had finally gotten the go-ahead.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • In addition, there exist few osteological collections, either anatomical or archaeological, that contain well-preserved material of known age and sex, as required to test the validity of a newly developed method.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The osteological features of the fossil revealed important insights into the species' evolutionary history.

  • Researchers conducted an osteological examination to better understand the ancient burial practices of the culture.

  • An osteological analysis of the skeleton showed signs of injury, which provided clues about the individual's life.

Synonyms

osteal
vsosteological
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to bones in the body

includes relation to bones and also the scientific study of them
osseous
vsosteological
  • Specialized
9.4

Relating to bone or made of bone

emphasizes relation to bones and their scientific study rather than material

Surface Forms

osteological positive

Morphology

osteological = osteology (semi-transparent) = osteo + logy + ical

The adjective is regularly formed from the technical noun 'osteology' with the suffix '-ical', but the base word itself is specialized and may not be known to many learners.

Etymology

Osteological comes from osteo- meaning 'bone' and -logy meaning 'study', the same -logy you see in biology. So it literally means 'the study of bones' and is used for things that are about bones or the study of bones.