anatomy - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'anatomy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Anatomy

[ n.]

- The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
- The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
- A treatise or book on anatomy.
- The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
- A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.

Meaning of 'anatomy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . anatomy

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- alternative names for the body of a human being

Example in sentence:

he has a strong physique;
Leonardo studied the human body;
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Meaning (2):
- a detailed analysis

Example in sentence:

he studied the anatomy of crimes

Nearby Words:

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Anatomy
The term anatomy tends to mean gross or macroscopic anatomy-that is, the study of structures that can be seen without using a microscopic.

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