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Anthropometric

adjective / an-thruh-puh-MET-rik / Hard
Meaning

Relating to the measurement of the human body, including height, weight, and body proportions, used to assess nutritional status and health

Origin / Etymology

Greek anthropos (human) + metron (measure)

Synonyms
Body measurement-based Biometric
Antonyms
Non-physical
Example Sentence
"Digitising ICDS growth monitoring requires equipping all 13.9 lakh Anganwadi centres with anthropometric tools linked to a national nutrition dashboard."
🎯 UPSC Usage

Use in GS-2 answers on child nutrition, ICDS evaluation, stunting and wasting indicators, and health infrastructure. Shows technical depth in nutrition policy discussions.

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