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"

1. A pattern of ridges on skin, especially on fingertips, palms, and soles
   "Forensic scientists analysed the dermatoglyphics found at the crime scene"

Type of: bioscience, crease, crinkle, furrow, life science, line, seam, wrinkle

Encyclopedia: Dermatoglyphics