biometry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

biometry
    n 1: a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and
         observations by means of statistical analysis [syn:
         {biometrics}, {biometry}, {biostatistics}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Biometry \Bi*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -metry.]
   Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of
   human life.
   [1913 Webster]

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