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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The measurement of biological data. dated, uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis wordnet
3. 3
   The analysis of biological statistics; biostatistics. uncountable, usually
4. 4
   The application of biostatistics to security; biometrics. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

altimetryanatomybacteriologybathymetrybiochemistrybiology

Etymology

From bio- + -metry.

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