cheirology

cheirology
chei·rol·o·gy or chi·rol·o·gy kī-'räl-ə-jē n, pl -gies the study of the hand

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • cheirology — n. palmistry, practice of reading the human palm in order to predict the future …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cheirology, chirology — SYN: dactylology. [cheiro + G. logos, word] …   Medical dictionary

  • dactylology — The use of the finger alphabet in communicating. SYN: cheirology, chirology. [dactylo + G. logos, word] * * * dac·ty·lol·o·gy .dak tə läl ə jē n, pl gies finger spelling * * * n. the representation of speech by finger movements: sign language. *… …   Medical dictionary

  • chir- — combining form or chiro also cheir or cheiro Etymology: Latin chir , chiro , from Greek cheir , cheiro , from cheir; akin to Albanian dore hand, Hittite kesar, Tochar …   Useful english dictionary

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