Anatomy Definition
ə-nătə-mē
anatomies
noun
anatomies
The dissecting of an animal or plant in order to determine the position, structure, etc. of its parts.
Webster's New World
The science of the morphology or structure of animals or plants.
Webster's New World
The structure of an organism or body.
Webster's New World
A detailed analysis.
Webster's New World
A skeleton.
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Other Word Forms of Anatomy
Noun
Singular:
anatomy
Plural:
anatomiesOrigin of Anatomy
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From French anatomie, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία (anatomia), from ἀνατομή (anatome, “dissection”), from ἀνά (ana, “up”) + τέμνω (temnō, “I cut, incise”) (surface analysis ana- + -tomy), literally “cut up”.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English anatomie from Late Latin anatomia from Greek anatomē dissection ana- ana- tomē a cutting (from temnein to cut tem- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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