- Biometry
- Biometry Bi*om"e*try, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -metry.] Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of human life. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Biometry
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biometry — The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biometry may be used to help learn the possible causes of a cancer or how often a cancer occurs in a certain group of people. Also called biostatistics and … English dictionary of cancer terms
biometry — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1901 the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena • biometrician noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
biometry — n. [Gr. bios, life; metron, measure] The statistical study of biological phenomena; the application of mathematics to the study of living organisms; see biostatistics … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
biometry — /buy om i tree/, n. 1. the calculation of the probable duration of human life. 2. biometrics (def. 1). [1825 35; BIO + METRY] * * * … Universalium
biometry — noun The analysis of biological statistical data; biometrics … Wiktionary
biometry — The application of statistical methods to the study of numeric data based on biologic observations and phenomena. [bio + G. metron, measure] b. fetal ultrasound measurement of fetal dimensions to evaluate gestational age of fetal size. * * *… … Medical dictionary
biometry — n. calculation of the probable duration of human life … English contemporary dictionary
