osteologyn.

Brit.

/ˌɒstɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌɑstiˈɑlədʒi/

Forms: 1600s ostiologie, 1600s– osteology.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin osteologia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin osteologia (1573 Jasolinus) < Hellenistic Greek ὀστεολογία description of bones (in ancient Greek in sense ‘extraction of bones’) < ancient Greek ὀστεο- osteo- comb. form + -λογία -logy comb. form. Compare French ostéologie (1594 in Middle French as osteologie), German Osteologie (1699 or earlier).

Anatomy and Zoology.

a. The branch of anatomy or comparative anatomy that deals with the skeleton; the scientific study of the development, structure, arrangement, etc., of bones.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > study of body > study of bones > [noun]

osteology1670

osteography1719

osteometry1878

1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales Introd. 2 If any one would write of the Nature of Ostiologie.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 444/2 Osteologia, or Osteology; it is the History, or way of dissecting, or Anatomizing, of Bones: or description of Bones.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 62. ⁋17 Well known for his Acuteness in Dissection of dead Bodies, and his great Skill in Osteology.

1799 R. Southey Lett. from Spain (ed. 2) 470 The Professor shall begin his instructions with Osteology upon the skeleton.

1836 J. R. Davis Chinese II. xviii. 268 They have a tolerable acquaintance with osteology, or the knowledge of the skeleton.

1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. iv. 195 The founders of comparative osteology.

1885 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 281 From considerations of..myology and osteology, the Screamer cannot be placed along with the Anserine birds.

1978 J. A. Maxwell America's Fascinating Indian Heritage i. 32/1 Professionals and students in such diverse fields as archeology, botany, geology, and osteology..are carrying on the most extensive archeological excavation in North America.

1993 Nature 11 Feb. 509/3 Few books have been written on forensic osteology.

†b. A treatise on bones. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > study of body > study of bones > [noun] > treatise

osteology1701

1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 925 In comparing this Bone with the Osteology of Dr Mullins..I find it perfectly to agree to and with the Os humeri thereof.

1726 W. Cheselden Anat. Human Body (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A5^v If I had not been so much engaged about an Osteology, in which every plate is twenty one inches long.

1845 G. L. Craik Sketches Hist. Lit. & Learning Eng. IV. 226 The eldest Alexander Monro, the author of the Osteology, first published in 1726.

a. Skeletal anatomy or characteristics (of a species, part of the body, etc.). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > skeleton

skeleton1578

osteology1799

1799 B. Moseley Treat. Sugar 169 But some of these abandoned exiles..survived a general mutation of their muscles, ligaments, and osteology.

1825 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 115 179 The deficiencies which exist in our knowledge of the osteology of this extraordinary animal.

1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 4 By a comparison of the osteology of the existing vertebrated animals with the remains found entombed in ancient strata.

1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. ix. 642 Vesalius seems not to have known the osteology of the ear.

1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith ii. §2. 114 The pantheistic scheme could go no farther than the bare outline of the osteology of the universe.

1881 Nature 8 Sept. 454/1 To obtain a full knowledge of the osteology and of the dentition of these two forms.

1925 C. W. Gilmore in Mem. Carnegie Mus. 10 385 (title) Osteology of ornithopodous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur National Monument, Utah.

1976 J. H. Madsen in Utah Geol. & Mineral Surv. Bull. 109 1 (title) Allosaurus fragilis: a revised osteology.

1980 P. O'Brian Surgeon's Mate xi. 358 If you were to ask me about the tertian ague or the osteology of the cassowary I could give you a reasonable answer.

b. concrete. A skeleton; (also) skeletons, osteological specimens. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skeleton > [noun]

bonesOE

notomy1487

rames1497

charnel1562

skelet1565

skeleton1578

anatomy1591

atomy1597

cadavera1682

bonework1753

osteology1854

scaffolding1886

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 235 Here in strange jumble lie..the several osteologies of inoffensive gurnards, perch, mackerel,..commingled with those of the implacable shark and fierce colossal skate.

1920 R. A. Freeman Savant's Vendetta ii. 35 I took a cab to Great St Andrew Street, Seven Dials, where resided a well-known dealer in osteology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	osteology
释义	osteologyn. Brit. /ˌɒstɪˈɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌɑstiˈɑlədʒi/ Forms: 1600s ostiologie, 1600s– osteology. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin osteologia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin osteologia (1573 Jasolinus) < Hellenistic Greek ὀστεολογία description of bones (in ancient Greek in sense ‘extraction of bones’) < ancient Greek ὀστεο- osteo- comb. form + -λογία -logy comb. form. Compare French ostéologie (1594 in Middle French as osteologie), German Osteologie (1699 or earlier). Anatomy and Zoology. 1. a. The branch of anatomy or comparative anatomy that deals with the skeleton; the scientific study of the development, structure, arrangement, etc., of bones. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > study of body > study of bones > [noun] osteology1670 osteography1719 osteometry1878 1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales Introd. 2 If any one would write of the Nature of Ostiologie. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xvii. 444/2 Osteologia, or Osteology; it is the History, or way of dissecting, or Anatomizing, of Bones: or description of Bones. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 62. ⁋17 Well known for his Acuteness in Dissection of dead Bodies, and his great Skill in Osteology. 1799 R. Southey Lett. from Spain (ed. 2) 470 The Professor shall begin his instructions with Osteology upon the skeleton. 1836 J. R. Davis Chinese II. xviii. 268 They have a tolerable acquaintance with osteology, or the knowledge of the skeleton. 1858 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1869) II. iv. 195 The founders of comparative osteology. 1885 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 281 From considerations of..myology and osteology, the Screamer cannot be placed along with the Anserine birds. 1978 J. A. Maxwell America's Fascinating Indian Heritage i. 32/1 Professionals and students in such diverse fields as archeology, botany, geology, and osteology..are carrying on the most extensive archeological excavation in North America. 1993 Nature 11 Feb. 509/3 Few books have been written on forensic osteology. †b. A treatise on bones. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > study of body > study of bones > [noun] > treatise osteology1701 1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 925 In comparing this Bone with the Osteology of Dr Mullins..I find it perfectly to agree to and with the Os humeri thereof. 1726 W. Cheselden Anat. Human Body (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A5^v If I had not been so much engaged about an Osteology, in which every plate is twenty one inches long. 1845 G. L. Craik Sketches Hist. Lit. & Learning Eng. IV. 226 The eldest Alexander Monro, the author of the Osteology, first published in 1726. 2. a. Skeletal anatomy or characteristics (of a species, part of the body, etc.). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [noun] > skeleton skeleton1578 osteology1799 1799 B. Moseley Treat. Sugar 169 But some of these abandoned exiles..survived a general mutation of their muscles, ligaments, and osteology. 1825 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 115 179 The deficiencies which exist in our knowledge of the osteology of this extraordinary animal. 1833 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. III. 4 By a comparison of the osteology of the existing vertebrated animals with the remains found entombed in ancient strata. 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. ix. 642 Vesalius seems not to have known the osteology of the ear. 1856 P. E. Dove Logic Christian Faith ii. §2. 114 The pantheistic scheme could go no farther than the bare outline of the osteology of the universe. 1881 Nature 8 Sept. 454/1 To obtain a full knowledge of the osteology and of the dentition of these two forms. 1925 C. W. Gilmore in Mem. Carnegie Mus. 10 385 (title) Osteology of ornithopodous dinosaurs from the Dinosaur National Monument, Utah. 1976 J. H. Madsen in Utah Geol. & Mineral Surv. Bull. 109 1 (title) Allosaurus fragilis: a revised osteology. 1980 P. O'Brian Surgeon's Mate xi. 358 If you were to ask me about the tertian ague or the osteology of the cassowary I could give you a reasonable answer. b. concrete. A skeleton; (also) skeletons, osteological specimens. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skeleton > [noun] bonesOE notomy1487 rames1497 charnel1562 skelet1565 skeleton1578 anatomy1591 atomy1597 cadavera1682 bonework1753 osteology1854 scaffolding1886 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 235 Here in strange jumble lie..the several osteologies of inoffensive gurnards, perch, mackerel,..commingled with those of the implacable shark and fierce colossal skate. 1920 R. A. Freeman Savant's Vendetta ii. 35 I took a cab to Great St Andrew Street, Seven Dials, where resided a well-known dealer in osteology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1670
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