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knemometry

knemometry noun: the measurement of the distance between knee and heel when seated.

Noun

knemometry (uncountable)

  1. The measurement of the distance between knee and heel when seated.
    • This indicates that knemometry is too sensitive and probably amplifies or exaggerates the growth-stunting effects of exogenous steroids.2001, Robert P. Schleimer, Inhaled Steroids in Asthma: Optimizing Effects in the Airways, page 365

Origin of knemometry

From Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “lower leg”) + -ometry.

Questions about knemometry

What does knemometry mean?
Knemometry means the measurement of the distance between knee and heel when seated.
What part of speech is knemometry?
Knemometry is a noun.

Words near knemometry in the dictionary

  1. knelt before
  2. knelt down
  3. kneltest
  4. knemometer
  5. knemometers
  6. knemometry
  7. knep
  8. Kneph
  9. Knepp
  10. kneppars
  11. Knepper

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