biometry

noun bi·om·e·try \ bī-ˈä-mə-trē \

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

play \ˌbī-ō-me-ˈtri-shən\ noun

Origin and Etymology of biometry

International Scientific Vocabulary

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First Known Use: 1901

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Medical Dictionary

biometry

noun bi·om·e·try \ bī-ˈäm-ə-trē \

medical Definition of biometry

plural biometries

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