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anthropometric analysis

(an′thro-pomet′rik)
n

A study of the human body which uses such tools as body mass index, basal metabolic rate, bioelectrical impedance, and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, along with measurements of skinfold thickness and arm muscle circumference, to assess the structure, form, and composition of the body for purposes of comparison.

 
 
 

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