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al·lom·etry (ə läm′ə trē)

noun

the study and measurement of the relative growth of a part of an organism in comparison with the whole

Etymology: allo- + -metry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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