1. 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; - Example: "some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dermatoglyphics
n 1: 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"