Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Biometría
Biometrics (BY-oh-MEH-triks)
The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods. Biometrics 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 biometry and biostatistics.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.