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morphometry

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mor·phom·e·try (môr-fm-tr)
n.
Measurement of the form of organisms or of their parts.

morpho·metric (môrf-mtrk) adj.

morphometry
[môrfom′ətrē]
the measurement of the structures and parts of organisms.

morphometry [mor-fom´ĕ-tre]
the measurement of forms.

morphometry
the measurement of forms.


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During the study, researchers used an extremely sensitive type of brain imaging called tensor-based morphometry, which can detect very subtle changes in brain volume, to examine the brains of three different groups: those who lost their sight before the age of 5; those who lost their sight after 14; and a control group of sighted individuals.
Ferrario, (2007) Three-dimensional facial morphometry of attractive children and normal children in the deciduous and early mixed dentition, The Angle Orthodontist, 77(6), 1025-33.
2]) at a height h (m) from lake bottom is estimated by an empirical relation derived from observed lake morphometry data [29] as follows.
 
 
 
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