dactyloscopy

dactyloscopy

 [dak″tĭ-los´kah-pe]

examination of fingerprints for identification.

dac·ty·los·co·py

(dak'ti-los'kŏ-pē),

An examination of the markings in prints made from the fingertips; employed as a method of personal identification. See: Galton system of classification of fingerprints.

[dactylo- + G. skopeō, to examine]

dactyloscopy

/dac·ty·los·co·py/ (dak″til-os´kah-pe) examination of fingerprints for identification.