dermatoglyphic pattern; dermatoglyphics
Technical term used in dermatology, anthropology, and forensic science for the ridge patterns on fingers, palms, toes, and soles.
Dermatoglyphic patterns are used for personal identification.
Fingerprints are a type of dermatoglyphic pattern.
指紋 specifically refers to fingerprints, while 皮膚紋理 is the broader term for all friction ridge skin patterns.
掌紋 refers to palm prints, a subset of dermatoglyphics.
Compound of 皮膚 (skin) and 紋理 (pattern/texture). The term is a direct translation of the English 'dermatoglyphics'.