biometry

noun bi·om·e·try \bī-ˈä-mə-trē\

Definition of BIOMETRY

: the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena

— bio·me·tri·cian \ˌbī-ō-me-ˈtri-shən\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1901

Medical Dictionary

noun bi·om·e·try \bī-ˈäm-ə-trē\

plural bi·om·e·tries

: the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena

—bio·met·ric \ˌbī-ō-ˈme-trik\ or bio·met·ri·cal \-tri-kəl\ adjective

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