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dermatoglyphics
n the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet
some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics
n the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
Substituting an anatomical sciencepalmar dermatoglyphicsfor the ancient pseudo-science of chiromancy.
Other aberrant patterns may indicate to specialists in the science of dermatoglyphics (literally, "skin carvings") the presence of Down's syndrome (mongolism) and other chromosomal .