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anthropometry
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anthropometry /an·thro·pom·e·try/ (an″thro-pom´ĕ-tre) the science dealing with measurement of the size, weight, and proportions of the human body.anthropomet´ric
an·thro·pom·e·try (nthr-pm-tr)
n.
The branch of anthropology concerned with comparative measurements of the human body and its parts.
anthro·po·metric (-p-mtrk), anthro·po·metri·cal (-r-kl) adj.
anthro·po·metri·cal·ly adv.
anthropometry
[an′thrəpom′ətrē]
Etymology: Gk, anthropos + metron, measure
the science of measuring the human body as to height, weight, and size of component parts, including skinfold thickness, to study and compare the relative proportions under normal and abnormal conditions. Also called anthropometric measurement. anthropometric, adj.
anthropometry (an´thrpom´trē),
n the measurement of the body and its parts.
anthropometry
Medtalk 1. The measurement of a person's physical parameters–height and weight 2. The field that deals with the physical dimensions, proportions, and composition of the human body, as well as the study of related variables that affect them


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