anatomy

[a·nat·o·my]

If you're studying anatomy you're studying animals’ bodies and you're probably dissecting them, too. You might study the anatomy of a pig to see how it relates to human anatomy. You’ll find that only one of them has a snout.

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Styptic. [Obs.]

Noun
a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"

Noun
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"

Noun
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals


n.
The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.

n.
The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.

n.
A treatise or book on anatomy.

n.
The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.

n.
A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.


Anatomy

An`a*stal"tic , a. & n. [Gr. 54 fitted for checking, fr. + to send.] (Med.) Styptic. [Obs.]> 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.
&hand; "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.
They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy.

Styptic. [Obs.]

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Usage Examples

Sometimes I can't figure designers out. It's as if they flunked human anatomy.

No man should marry until he has studied anatomy and dissected at least one woman.

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Other Usage Examples

I took anatomy classes. I went to medical libraries and talked to doctors and nutritionists. I did the whole thing before using myself as a human guinea pig.

In my second year, after moving to the Medical School, I began the courses of Anatomy and Physiology. I had begun to see that I was interested in cells and their functions.

You're not working with models, you're working with real women who have, like, anatomy. Models do not have anatomy.

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