Allometry Definition
ə-lŏmĭ-trē
allometries
noun
The study and measurement of the relative growth of a part of an organism in comparison with the whole.
Webster's New World
The disproportionate growth of a part or parts of an organism as the organism changes in size.
American Heritage Medicine
The study of such growth.
American Heritage Medicine
(biology) The science studying the differential growth rates of the parts of a living organism's body part or process.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Allometry
Noun
Singular:
allometry
Plural:
allometriesOrigin of Allometry
allo- + -metry
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