anatomy
[ uh-nat-uh-mee ]
/ əˈnæt ə mi /
noun, plural a·nat·o·mies.
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British Dictionary definitions for anatomy
anatomy
/ (əˈnætəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants
the physical structure of an animal or plant or any of its parts
a book or treatise on this subject
dissection of an animal or plant
any detailed analysis
the anatomy of a crime
informal
the human body
Word Origin for anatomy
C14: from Latin
anatomia, from Greek
anatomē, from
anatemnein to cut up, from
ana- +
temnein to cut
Medical definitions for anatomy
anatomy
[ ə-năt′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.
Scientific definitions for anatomy
anatomy
[ ə-năt′ə-mē ]
The structure of an organism or any of its parts.
The scientific study of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.
Other words from anatomy
anatomical adjective (ăn′ə-tŏm′ĭ-kəl)Cultural definitions for anatomy
anatomy
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.)