Definition of Anatomy. Meaning of Anatomy. Synonyms of Anatomy

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Definition of Anatomy

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. --Dryden. Note: ``Animal anatomy' is sometimes called zomy; ``vegetable anatomy,' phytotomy; ``human anatomy,' anthropotomy. Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals. 3. A treatise or book on anatomy. 4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse. 5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so. The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature. --Fuller. They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy. --Shak.

Meaning of Anatomy from wikipedia

- Anatomy (Gr**** anatomē, 'dissection') is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch...
- Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season...
- Gray's Anatomy is a reference book of human anatomy written by Henry Gray and illustrated by Henry Van**** Carter, published in London in 1858. It has...
- Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series that premiered on American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as a mid-season replacement on March...
- Anatomy is the biological science concerned with the structure of living things Anatomy may also refer to: Human anatomy, the biological science concerned...
- The Journal of Anatomy (originally between 1867 and 1916 known as the Journal of Anatomy and Physiology) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published...
- Anatomy of a Scandal is an upcoming anthology drama television series developed by David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson for Netflix. It is based on...
- The Anatomy of Melancholy (full title: The Anatomy of Melancholy, What it is: With all the Kinds, Causes, Symptomes, Prognostickes, and Several Cures of...
- The anatomy of the domestic cat is similar to that of other members of the genus Felis. Cats are carnivores that have highly specialized teeth. There...
- Gross anatomy is the study of anatomy at the visible or macroscopic level. The counterpart to gross anatomy is the field of histology, which studies microscopic...