ANTHROPOMETRY

anthropometry (an-thr<<schwa>>-pom-<<schwa>>-tree). A system of measuring the human

body, esp. the size relationships among the  different parts. • Before the advent of fingerprinting,

minute measurements of the human body — taken and compared to other persons’ measurements

—  were  used  to  identify  criminals  and  deceased  persons.  Cf.  BERTILLON  SYSTEM.  —

anthropometric,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]