Dactyloscopy or Dactylography is the examination of finger prints.
NOTE: Dermatoglyphics (from ancient Greek derma = "skin", glyph = "carving") is the scientific study of fingerprints. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermatoglyphics
Response last updated by gtho4 on Sep 07 2023.
Aug 18 2000, 12:41 PM
Return to FunTrivia
"Ask FunTrivia" strives to offer the best answers possible to trivia questions. We ask our submitters to thoroughly research questions and provide sources where possible. Feel free to post corrections or additions. This is server B184.