osteologist
nounEtymology From osteo- + -logist.
1
A scientist or physician whose speciality is osteology.
- The skeleton is an adult male who was buried with his hands bound together under his pelvis. It is suggested this unusual position means he could have been murdered or executed. [...] We hope our osteologists will be able to shed more light on this potentially gruesome death.2020 July 29, “Neolithic skeleton among finds unearthed at HS2 site”, in Rail, page 17:
- Related terms
- orthopedist