anthropometry

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

anthropometry
    n 1: measurement and study of the human body and its parts and
         capacities

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Anthropometry \An`thro*pom"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +
   -mercy.]
   Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human
   beings, especially at different ages, or in different races,
   occupations, etc. --Dunglison.
   [1913 Webster]