Akademik

allometry

noun

the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole

• Derivationally related forms: ↑allometric

• Hypernyms:

↑discipline, ↑subject, ↑subject area, ↑subject field, ↑field, ↑field of study, ↑study, ↑bailiwick

Useful english dictionary. 2012.