English

Etymology

French anatomie , Latin anatomia , Gr. ? dissection, fr. ? to cut up; ? + ? to cut.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE /ʌˈnæt.ə.mi/

Noun

plural anatomies

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.

Translations

• Persian: كالبدشناسی (kalbod-shenasi)