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anatomy

/əˈnætəmi/noun4 syllables

Anatomy means: alternative names for the body of a human being.

Synonyms for anatomy15

noun, as in alternative names for the body of a human being

human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh

noun, as in the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

general anatomy

also used for anatomy

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What does anatomy mean?3

noun

1

alternative names for the body of a human being“Leonardo studied the human body”

2

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

3

a detailed analysis“he studied the anatomy of crimes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Anatomy in a sentence

  • Every student of biology, anatomy, anthropology, ethnology or psychology is familiar with these facts.Source_Benedict_1921
  • Performing the dissection will give you a better understanding of the internal anatomy.Theocracy
  • Teachers dissect frogs to teach students their anatomy.Dalyup
  • She studied the bat's anatomy for her biology project.Amastan
  • I'm not an expert on bovine anatomy, but I think they have four stomachs.shekitten
  • Leonardo da Vinci desecrated graves in order to study anatomy.AlanF_US
  • In anatomy, the forearm is the section of the upper limbs from the elbow to the wrist.Nylez
  • Elisa has enrolled in the anatomy department.papabear

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of anatomy

as a noun

plural
anatomies