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What is the study of fingerprints called?

Question #5219. Asked by Maggie.
Last updated Sep 07 2023.

shantaram
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shantaram
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Dactyloscopy or Dactylography is the examination of finger prints.

NOTE: Dermatoglyphics (from ancient Greek derma = "skin", glyph = "carving") is the scientific study of fingerprints.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatoglyphics

Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 07 2023.
Aug 18 2000, 12:41 PM
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