Dermatoglyphics

Dermatoglyphics (from Ancient Greek derma, 'skin', and glyph, 'carving') is the scientific study of fingerprints, lines, mounts and shapes of hands, as distinct from the superficially similar pseudoscience of palmistry. Dermatoglyphics (from Ancient Greek derma, 'skin', and glyph, 'carving') is the scientific study of fingerprints, lines, mounts and shapes of hands, as distinct from the superficially similar pseudoscience of palmistry.