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osteometry

American

[os-tee-om-i-tree] / ˌɒs tiˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

the anthropometric measurement of bones.

Other Word Forms

osteometric adjective
osteometrical adjective

Etymology

Origin of osteometry

First recorded in 1875–80; osteo- + -metry

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