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osteologist
noun[ C ]
biology specializeduk /ˌɒs.tiˈɒl.ə.dʒɪst/ us /ˌɑː.stiˈɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
a scientist who studies bones:
He is a forensic osteologist at the Natural History Museum in London.
Trained osteologists have not always been available to study the remains.
Bioarchaeology is collaborative research between archaeologists and human osteologists to study the human skeletal remains recovered from archaeological sites.
This approach allows the osteologist to determine ages based on the actual sizes of individuals in that population.
Several other osseous markers have been used by osteologists to infer activity.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bone structures
acetabular
acetabulum
acromial
acromioclavicular
acromion
foramen magnum
frontal bone
glenoid
gnathic
gynecoid
osteophyte
osteotomy
parietal
parietal bone
pectoral girdle
TMJ
trapezoidal
triquetrum
true rib
tubercle
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