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ə noun, plural a·nat·o·mies.
1.
the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.
2.
the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts.
3.
dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its structure.
5.
a skeleton.
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| —n , pl -mies | |
| 1. | the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants |
| 2. | the physical structure of an animal or plant or any of its parts |
| 3. | a book or treatise on this subject |
| 4. | dissection of an animal or plant |
| 5. | any detailed analysis: the anatomy of a crime |
| 6. | informal the human body |
| [C14: from Latin anatomia, from Greek anatomē, from anatemnein to cut up, from | |
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Word Origin & History
anatomy
late 14c., "study of the structure of living beings," from O.Fr. anatomie, from Gk. anatomia, from anatome "dissection," from ana- "up" + temnein "to cut" (see tome). "Dissection" (1540s), "mummy" (1580s), and even "skeleton" (1590s) were primary senses of this word in Shakespeare's
day; meaning "the science of the structure of organized bodies" predominated from 17c. Often mistakenly divided as an atomy or a natomy.
"The scyence of the Nathomy is nedefull and necessarye to the Cyrurgyen" [1541]
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
anatomy a·nat·o·my (ə-nāt'ə-mē)
n.
The morphological structure of a plant or an animal or of any of its parts.
The science of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.
Dissection of an animal to study the structure, position, and interrelation of its various parts.
A skeleton.
The human body.
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Science Dictionary
anatomy (ə-nāt'ə-mē) Pronunciation Key
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Cultural Dictionary
anatomy definition
The structure of an animal or plant; also, the study of this structure through techniques such as microscopic observation and dissection. (Compare morphology and physiology.)
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Example sentences
Disable its action and muscles will grow in parts of the anatomy where other animals do not even have them.
Its anatomy and evolution shed light on the profound differences between humans and other animals.
Experience teaching college lecture and laboratory courses in anatomy, physiology and nutrition required.
From the comments, one can infer that several correspondents should take another look at the metaphorical elephant's anatomy.
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