What is the meaning of dermatoglyphics?

noun

  • The lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet.
  • The study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet.
    • usage: "some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics"
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