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anatomy

ana·tomy

UK/əˈnatəmɪj/ US/əˈnætəmi/ fairly common

noun

1.

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

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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”
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3.

a detailed analysis

  • “he studied the anatomy of crimes”

Origin

From Middle English anatomie, from Old French anatomie, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “dissection”, literally “cutting up”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, incise”).

Phrases

  • anatomically correct

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