from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Somatology \So`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body +
-logy.]
1. The doctrine or the science of the general properties of
material substances; somatics.
[1913 Webster]
2. A treatise on the human body; anatomy. --Dunglison.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Biol.) The science which treats of anatomy and
physiology, apart from psychology.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. (Anthropol.) The consideration of the physical characters
of races and classes of men and of mankind in general.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]