Somatology

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Somatology \So`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body +
     -logy.]
     1. The doctrine or the science of the general properties of
        material substances; somatics.
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     2. A treatise on the human body; anatomy. --Dunglison.
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     3. (Biol.) The science which treats of anatomy and
        physiology, apart from psychology.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. (Anthropol.) The consideration of the physical characters
        of races and classes of men and of mankind in general.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]