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- adjective Relating to
osteometry
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Examples
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I'd moved from the osteometric board to my laptop when the door opened again.
Break No Bones Reichs, Kathy 2006
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After locating an osteometric board, I measured the right femur, tibia, and fibula.
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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After locating an osteometric board, I measured the right femur, tibia, and fibula.
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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After locating an osteometric board, I measured the right femur, tibia, and fibula.
206 BONES Kathy Reichs 1990
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To determine if morphological differences existed in the size and shape of the vertebral body between medieval times and the present day, the vertebral body size and shape was measured from the 4th lumbar vertebra using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and standard osteometric calipers.
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Domestic cattle are significantly smaller than their wild progenitors, thus one could assume that hybridisation is easily detectable by morphological and osteometric means.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ruth Bollongino et al. 2008
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