dactylography

Term: dactylography

Origin: Anc Greek

δάκτυλος/dactylos(=finger) > δείκτης/deictes(=index finger) + αίρω/ero(=lift, rise)

-γραφία/graphia(=-graphy, a combining form denoting

 something written or represented as in words biography, geography, photography. > γράμμα/gramma(=letter)

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Definition:

Dactylography is the scientific study of fingerprints in order to identify someone.