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noun, plural a·nat·o·mies. the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.
the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts.
dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its structure.
a plant or animal that has been or will be dissected, or a model of such a dissected organism.
a skeleton.
Informal . the human body.
an analysis or minute examination.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of anatomy 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin anatomia <Greek anatom (ḗ ) a cutting up (ana- ana- + tom- cut (variant of tem- ) + -ē noun suffix) + -ia -y3
Words nearby anatomy anatomical snuffbox, anatomical sphincter, anatomical wart, anatomist, anatomize, anatomy , anatoxin, anatricrotism, anatropia, anatropous, anatta
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British Dictionary definitions for anatomy 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to anatomy division, dissection, medicine, analysis, investigation, examination, diagnosis, inquiry, biology, cytology, genetics, etiology, zoology, histology, morphology, embryology, physiology, figure, form, frame
Cultural definitions for 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.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Medical definitions for anatomy 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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Scientific definitions for anatomy 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 ) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.