biometry

(bī-om′ĕ-trē )

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[ bio- + -metry ]

1. The application of statistics to biological science.
SYN: SEE: biometrics; SEE: biostatistics
2. The computation of life expectancy.
3. Identification of living things by precise anatomical or physiological measurements.

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