A person who studies hands and their characteristics, particularly their structure, lines, and what they reveal about health or personality.
From Greek 'cheir' (hand) + '-ology' (study of). Developed in the 19th century as a scientific discipline examining hand anatomy and its relationship to human traits.
Chirologists were among the first to notice that fingerprints are completely unique to each person—a discovery that revolutionized criminal investigation and gave us modern forensics.
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