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bi·om·e·try | \ bī-ˈä-mə-trē 
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\Definition of biometry
1 : the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena
2 : measurement (as by ultrasound or MRI) of living tissue or bodily structures
The bases for refractive correction as an aspect of cataract surgery are accurate biometry on the one hand and corneal topography on the other.— Emanuel S. Rosen
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biometrician \ ˌbī-ō-me-ˈtri-shən \ noun
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biometry
nounbi·om·e·try | \ bī-ˈäm-ə-trē \
\ plural biometries
Medical Definition of biometry
1 : the application of mathematical and statistical methods to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of biological data
— called also biometrics
2 : measurement (as by ultrasound or MRI) of living tissue or bodily structures
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The first known use of biometry was in 1901
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