1. Noun. (biology) the measurement of the form of organisms ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Morphometry
1. [n -TRIES]
Medical Definition of Morphometry
1. Method that involves measurement of shape.
A variety of methods exist to enable one to examine, for example: the distribution of objects in a 2 D section of a cell and then to use this to predict the shapes and the distribution of these objects in three dimensions.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
