the branch of anthropology dealing with the evolutionary changes in human bodily structure and the classification of modern races, using mensurational and descriptive techniques.
British Dictionary definitions for physical anthropology
physical anthropology
noun
1.
the branch of anthropology dealing with the genetic aspect of human development and its physical variations
physical anthropology in Science
physical anthropology
(fĭz'ĭ-kəl) The branch of anthropology that deals with human evolutionary biology, physical variation, and classification. Compare cultural anthropology.