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allometry
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allometry [ə′läm·ə·trē]
(biology)
The quantitative relation between a part and the whole or another part as the organism increases in size. Also known as heterauxesis; heterogony.
The quantitative relation between the size of a part and the whole or another part, in a series of related organisms that differ in size.
(mathematics)
A relation between two variablesxandythat can be written in the formy=axn, whereaandnare constants.


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It is known that most physiological functions vary allometrically with body mass, (10) and allometric modeling has attracted renewed attention in the arena of exercise science.
Using a linear allometric extrapolation, an oral dose of approximately 300 mg/kg DEHP would be required to produce a blood level of 450 ppb.
3]) (a) From Jones and Longworth (1992)-calculated allometric equation: mammalian alveolar pulmonary surface area in [m.
 
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