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allometry

noun
al路​lom路​e路​try | \ 蓹-藞l盲-m蓹-tr膿 How to pronounce allometry (audio) \

Definition of allometry

: relative growth of a part in relation to an entire organism or to a standard also : the measure and study of such growth
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allometric \ 藢a-​l蓹-​藞me-​trik How to pronounce allometric (audio) \ adjective

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 If an animal's limb or organ grows out of proportion with the rest of its body, scientists call that allometry. — Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, "We鈥檙e fishing exactly the wrong fish, scientists warn," 10 May 2018

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First Known Use of allometry

1912, in the meaning defined above

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allometry

noun
al路​lom路​e路​try | \ 蓹-藞l盲m-蓹-tr膿 How to pronounce allometry (audio) \
plural allometries

Medical Definition of allometry

: relative growth of a part in relation to an entire organism or to a standard also : the measure and study of such growth

Other Words from allometry

allometric \ 藢al-​蓹-​藞me-​trik How to pronounce allometric (audio) \ adjective

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