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Anatomy : (noun)
1: the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of
animals [syn: general anatomy]
2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body,
physical body, material body, soma, build, figure,
physique, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]
3: a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anatomy : \A*nat"o*my\, n.; pl. Anatomies. [F. anatomie, L.
anatomia, Gr. ? dissection, fr. ? to cut up; ? _ ? to cut.]
1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the
different parts of any organized body, to discover their
situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
2. The science which treats of the structure of organic
bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together,
according to the knowledge of them which is given us
by anatomy. --Dryden.
Note: ``Animal anatomy'' is sometimes called zomy;
``vegetable anatomy,'' phytotomy; ``human anatomy,''
anthropotomy.
Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different
kinds and classes of animals.
3. A treatise or book on anatomy.
4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual,
for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the
anatomy of a discourse.
5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has
the appearance of being so.
The anatomy of a little child, representing all
parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than
the skeleton of a man in full stature. --Fuller.
They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced
villain, A mere anatomy. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Anatomy : Anatomy: The study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. It is as opposed to microscopic anatomy (or histology) which involves structures seen under
the microscope. Traditionally, both gross and microscopic anatomy have been studied in the first year of medical school in the U.S. The most celebrated textbook of anatomy in the English-speaking world
is Gray's Anatomy, still a useful reference book. The word "anatomy" comes from the Greek ana- meaning up or through _ tome meaning a cutting. Anatomy was once a "cutting up" because the structure of
the body was originally learned through dissecting it, cutting it up. The abbreviation for anatomy is anat.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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