dactyloscopy
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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]