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Anthropometry

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Definition: Anthropometry is the measure of wo/man (anthro=man, pometry=measure). The study of anthropometry is the study of human body measurements to assist in understanding human physical variations and aid in anthropological classification.
Examples: "Honey, are you looking at another woman?"

"No dear, I was simply performing an anthropometrical survey of the local population."

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