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Definition of Gross anatomy
1. Noun. The study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope.
Generic synonyms: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Specialized synonyms: Dental Anatomy
Definition of Gross anatomy
1. Noun. (anatomy) The study of large-scale anatomy, especially that which may be seen by the unaided eye. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Gross anatomy
1. General anatomy, so far as it can be studied without the use of the microscope; commonly used to denote the study of anatomy by dissection of a cadaver. See: practical anatomy. Synonym: macroscopic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gross Anatomy
Literary usage of Gross anatomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"... taken from this work: gross anatomy. “THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. “The alimentary
canal is specialized on account of the blood-sucking habits of the mosquito. ..."
2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1899)
"To study histology the student should be grounded first in gross anatomy. By it
he has learned the position of the organs, their relation to each other and ..."
3. Laboratory Studies in Mammalian Anatomy by Inez Whipple Wilder, Whipple Wilder (1914)
"THE BLOOD VESSELS A. gross anatomy OF THE ARTERIES AND VEINS. Preparation of
material (cat, rabbit, white rat, or guinea pig): —The study of the circulatory ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1889)
"The student wants to know, and must know, the finer anatomy of these organs, and
the gross anatomy- should be presented only in so far as the parts ..."
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