osteometryn.
/ˌɒstɪˈɒmᵻtri/, U.S. /ˌɑstiˈɑmətri/ Physical Anthropology and Zoology.
The branch of anthropometry or zoometry that deals with bones or skeletons.
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osteology1670
osteography1719
osteometry1878
1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. ii. 81 Osteometry..is a study which has a special reference to the measurement of the facial angle and the direction of the occipital foramen.
1939 Science 17 Feb. 143/2 He made possible a more accurate transition from craniometry to cephalometry, from osteometry to somatometry.
1959 N. A. Barricot & D. R. Brothell in Med. Biol. & Etruscan Origins: Ciba Found. Symp. 1958 133 The traditional aim of osteometry is to describe the skeletal form of various populations..and then..to suggest the most plausible scheme of interrelationship between them.
1986 D. C. Brinkhuizen & A. T. Clason (title) Fish and archaeology: studies in osteometry, taphonomy, seasonality and fishing methods.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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