skiametry

skiametry
\\ ̷ ̷ˈamə.trē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: sci- + -metry
medicine : the measurement of shadows: as
a. : the measurement of their movement in skiascopy
b. : the measurement of their intensity in X-ray photography

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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