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biometry

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001071

The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biometry may be used to help learn the possible causes of a cancer or how often a cancer occurs in a certain group of people. Also called biometrics and biostatistics.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001071
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbiometrics; biostatistics
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001071",
  "term": "biometry",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biometry may be used to help learn the possible causes of a cancer or how often a cancer occurs in a certain group of people. Also called biometrics and biostatistics.",
  "synonyms": [
    "biometrics",
    "biostatistics"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/biometry/"
}

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