Definitions for "Dermatoglyphics"
The study of the skin ridges found on the hands, particularly the fingerprints, but sometimes on the palms also.
The study of the patterns of ridges of the skin of the fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
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"