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Definition of Anatomy
1. Noun. The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals.
Examples of category: Apparatus, Groove, Vallecula, Partition, Septum, Fissure, Sulcus, Hilum, Hilus, Cingulum, Concha, Radicle, Tube, Tube-shaped Structure, Fundus, Punctum, Meniscus, Semilunar Cartilage, Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum, Diaphragm, Midriff, Apophysis, Lobe, Pocket, Pouch, Articulatio, Articulation, Joint, Paries, Wall, Cornu, Corona, Ruga, Tentorium, Zona, Zone, Base, Incisura, Incisure, Cancellate, Cancellated, Cancellous, Asternal, Distal, Proximal, Distal, Mesial, Mesomorphic, Muscular, Outer, Inner, Intrinsic, Ventricose, Ventricous, Oral, Aboral, Costate, Navicular, Scaphoid, Azygos, Azygous, Inferior, Ampullar, Ampullary, Astragalar, Atrial, Axillary, Bregmatic, Capsular, Chiasmal, Chiasmatic, Chiasmic, Costal, Intercostal, Cuneiform, Ectopic, Fenestral, Parietal, Iliac, Faucal, Sympathetic, Distally, Laterally
Specialized synonyms: Applied Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, Comparative Anatomy, Developmental Anatomy, Functional Anatomy, Morphophysiology, Physiological Anatomy, Gross Anatomy, Macroscopic Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Osteology, Regional Anatomy, Topographic Anatomy, Topology
Generic synonyms: Morphology
Derivative terms: Anatomic, Anatomical, Anatomise, Anatomist, Anatomize
2. Noun. Alternative names for the body of a human being. "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
Group relationships: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul, Homo, Human, Human Being, Man
Generic synonyms: Body, Organic Structure, Physical Structure
Specialized synonyms: Person, Juvenile Body, Adult Body, Male Body, Female Body
Derivative terms: Anatomic, Anatomical, Anatomist
3. Noun. A detailed analysis. "He studied the anatomy of crimes"
Definition of Anatomy
1. n. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
Definition of Anatomy
1. Noun. The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection. ¹
2. Noun. The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization. ¹
3. Noun. A treatise or book on anatomy. ¹
4. Noun. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse. ¹
5. Noun. (colloquial) The form of an individual, particularly a person, used in a tongue in cheek manner, as might be a term used by a medical professional, but in a markedly a less formal context, in which a touch of irony becomes apparent. ¹
6. Noun. (archaic) A skeleton, or dead body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anatomy
1. the structure of an organism [n -MIES] : ANATOMIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Anatomy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anatomy
Literary usage of Anatomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1911)
"TBS SURGICAL anatomy. By JOHN AC MACEWEN, B. Sc., MB, CM, Senior Assistant to
the Regius Professor of Surgery in the Glasgow University. ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1899)
"For the proper demonstration of anatomy, entire knowledge of the subject on the
... Should students be taught comparative anatomy at the medical college? ..."
3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1898)
"The field of gross anatomy lias been so well covered in the last century, and
the dissecting knife and the method of frozen sections have enabled the ..."
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