Medical Dictionary
dactyloscopy
noun dac·ty·los·co·py \-ˈläs-kə-pē\
plural dac·ty·los·co·pies
Medical Definition of DACTYLOSCOPY
: identification by comparison of fingerprints; also : classification of fingerprints
—dac·tyl·o·scop·ic \ˌdak-tə-lə-ˈskäp-ik\ adjective
—dac·ty·los·co·pist \-ˈläs-kə-pəst\ noun
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