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cephalometry
ceph·a·lom·e·try C0206600 (sĕf′ə-lŏm′ĭ-trē)n. The scientific measurement of the bones of the cranium and the face, used especially in the assessment of facial growth.
ceph′a·lo·met′ric (-lō-mĕt′rĭk) adj.cephalometry (ˌsɛfəˈlɒmɪtrɪ) n1. (Medicine) measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics2. (Medicine) measurement of the dimensions of the fetal head by radiography or ultrasound cephalometric adjcephalometrythe science of measuring the dimensions of the human head. — cephalometer, n. — cephalometric, cephalometrical, adj.See also: HeadThesaurus| Noun | 1. | cephalometry - measurement of human headsmeasurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
cephalometry
cephalometry[‚sef·ə′läm·ə·trē] (anthropology) The science of measuring the head, especially for determining the characteristics of a particular race, sex, or somatotype. cephalometry
cephalometry [sef″ah-lom´ĕ-tre] a branch of anthropometry, being the measurement of the dimensions of the head of a living person, taken either directly or by radiography. adj., adj cephalomet´ric.ceph·a·lom·e·try (sef'ă-lom'ĕ-trē), Scientific measurements, often taken by means of radiographic imaging, of the head in the living, or of the cadaveric head with soft tissues in place, using specific reference points and sufficient standardization to allow reproducible results. Commonly used to document age based on cephalic growth (as in obstetric ultrasonography) or to plan or measure progress in cephalic remodeling (as in orthodontics).
See also: craniometry, cephalometrics. [cephalo- + G. metron, measure] cephalometry (sĕf′ə-lŏm′ĭ-trē)n. The scientific measurement of the bones of the cranium and the face, used especially in the assessment of facial growth.
ceph′a·lo·met′ric (-lō-mĕt′rĭk) adj.ceph·a·lom·e·try (sef'ă-lom'ĕ-trē) Measurements on the living head, or head without removal of the soft parts.
See also: cephalometrics[cephalo- + G. metron, measure]cephalometry Measurement of the various diameters and other dimensions of the head.ceph·a·lom·e·try (sef'ă-lom'ĕ-trē) Scientific measurements, often taken by means of radiographic imaging, of the head in the living, or of the cadaveric, head with soft tissues in place, using specific reference points and sufficient standardization to allow reproducible results. [cephalo- + G. metron, measure]cephalometry
Words related to cephalometrynoun measurement of human headsRelated Words- measurement
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- mensuration
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