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Definition of Comparative anatomy
1. Noun. The study of anatomical features of animals of different species.
Definition of Comparative anatomy
1. Noun. The study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Comparative anatomy
1. The comparative study of animal structure with regard to homologous organs or parts. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comparative Anatomy
Literary usage of Comparative anatomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1906)
"A WANING OF THE INTEREST IN comparative anatomy IN THIS COUNTRY. \ BY RW SHUFELDT,
MD FOR SOME time past I have had it in mind lo call attention to the very ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"Professor Dean : Classification and comparative anatomy of the vertebrates (1
+ ?); Embryology of fishes (1), Embryology of vertebrates ..."
3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"These two men, Malpighi and Swammerdam, may be said to have created the science
of comparative anatomy. The same century saw, however, other important works ..."
4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"These two men, Malpighi and Swammerdam, may be said to have created the science
of comparative anatomy. The same century saw, however, other important works ..."
5. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1875)
"Bichat then, while knowing nothing of the study of the organic hierarchy, carried
off from the students of comparative anatomy the honour of discovering the ..."
6. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1881)
"Ox THE STUDY OF comparative anatomy AS A PART OF THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM.
By HARRISON ALLEN, of Philadelphia, Pa. IF I am correctly informed, the meetings of ..."
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