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plicometry

plicometry noun: the estimation of body mass by measurement of subcutaneous adipose tissue.

Noun

plicometry (uncountable)

  1. The estimation of body mass by measurement of subcutaneous adipose tissue

Origin of plicometry

From plico- + -metry.

Questions about plicometry

What does plicometry mean?
Plicometry means the estimation of body mass by measurement of subcutaneous adipose tissue.
What part of speech is plicometry?
Plicometry is a noun.

Words near plicometry in the dictionary

  1. plicidentine
  2. plicidentines
  3. pliciform
  4. plicometer
  5. plicometers
  6. plicometry
  7. plie
  8. plied
  9. Pliego
  10. Pliegos
  11. Pliensbachian

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