os|te|ol|o|gy

os|te|ol|o|gy «_OS tee OL uh jee», noun, plural -gies.

1. the branch of anatomy that deals with bones.

2. the bony structure or system of bones of an animal or of a major part of an animal, such as the head or trunk.

╂[< New Latin osteologia < Greek ostéon bone + -logíā -logy]