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Anatomy
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Perhaps they share anatomy with their closest cousins: antelopes, gazelles, goats and sheep — renowned jumpers all.
- They have looked at the anatomy of sprinters and found that their feet are built differently from those of couch potatoes.
- Brain imaging has progressed from gross anatomy to complex circuits.
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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
EXPANDday; meaning "the science of the structure of organized bodies" predominated from 17c. Often mistakenly divided as an atomy or a natomy.
COLLAPSE
"The scyence of the Nathomy is nedefull and necessarye to the Cyrurgyen" [1541]
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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
anatomical adjective (ān'ə-tŏm'ĭ-kəl) |
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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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