anatomy
n. science which deals with the structure of organisms (humans, animals, etc.) | ||||
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Anatomy Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Anatomy
(n.)
The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
(n.)
The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
(n.)
The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
(n.)
A treatise or book on anatomy.
(n.)
A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.
(n.)
The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
(n.)
The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
(n.)
The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
(n.)
A treatise or book on anatomy.
(n.)
A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.
| WordNet 2.0 |
anatomy
Noun
1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
(synonym) general anatomy
(hypernym) morphology
(hyponym) clinical anatomy, applied anatomy
(derivation) anatomize, anatomise
(class) cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
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"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
3. a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
(hypernym) analysis
(derivation) anatomize
Noun
1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
(synonym) general anatomy
(hypernym) morphology
(hyponym) clinical anatomy, applied anatomy
(derivation) anatomize, anatomise
(class) cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
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"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
3. a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"
(hypernym) analysis
(derivation) anatomize
| hEnglish - advanced version |
anatomy
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.
note: "animal anatomy" is sometimes called zomy; "vegetable anatomy," phytotomy; "human anatomy," anthropotomy.
similar words(2)
descriptive anatomy
comparative anatomy
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.
note: "animal anatomy" is sometimes called zomy; "vegetable anatomy," phytotomy; "human anatomy," anthropotomy.
similar words(2)
descriptive anatomy
comparative anatomy
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anatomy
That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
anatomy
anatamaíocht
anatamaíocht
Anatomy Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Anatomy
The study of form.
The study of form.
| Aids Glossary |
anatomy
the study of the structure of the body.
the study of the structure of the body.
Anatomy Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Anatomy (study)
vukhut-tal
vukhut-tal
Anatomy Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Anatomy
Anatomy (from the Greek anatomia, from ana: separate, apart from, and temnein, to cut up, cut open) is the branch of biology that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that can include human anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its facets anatomy is closely related to embryology, comparative anatomy and comparative embryology, through common roots in evolution.
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