Definition of anthropometry in English:
anthropometry
noun ˌanθrəˈpɒmɪtriˌænθrəˈpɑmətri
mass nounThe scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body.
Example sentencesExamples
- Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometry.
- Intrigued by the historically reported differences in anthropometry between the bronchitic and emphysematous patients, researchers performed studies to assess body composition in both COPD subtypes.
- In the 19th and early 20th centuries, anthropometry was a pseudoscience used mainly to classify potential criminals by facial characteristics.
- Anthropometry still remains the conventional method for evaluating the nutritional profile of children.
- Although we did not collect direct data for the assessment of bone lead mobilization during pregnancy, we observed 2 lines of evidence that indicated that bone lead may be mobilized and may have a negative impact in anthropometry at birth.
Definition of anthropometry in US English:
anthropometry
nounˌanTHrəˈpämətrēˌænθrəˈpɑmətri
The scientific study of the measurements and proportions of the human body.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the 19th and early 20th centuries, anthropometry was a pseudoscience used mainly to classify potential criminals by facial characteristics.
- Although we did not collect direct data for the assessment of bone lead mobilization during pregnancy, we observed 2 lines of evidence that indicated that bone lead may be mobilized and may have a negative impact in anthropometry at birth.
- Anthropometry still remains the conventional method for evaluating the nutritional profile of children.
- Intrigued by the historically reported differences in anthropometry between the bronchitic and emphysematous patients, researchers performed studies to assess body composition in both COPD subtypes.
- Nutritional status was assessed by anthropometry.