ALL meanings of anatomy
a·nat·o·my
A a - uncountable noun anatomy Anatomy is the study of the structure of the bodies of people or animals. 3
- countable noun anatomy You can refer to your body as your anatomy. 3
- countable noun anatomy An animal's anatomy is the structure of its body. 3
- singular noun anatomy The anatomy of a subject or an idea is an examination or investigation of it. 3
- noun anatomy the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants 3
- noun anatomy the physical structure of an animal or plant or any of its parts 3
- noun anatomy a book or treatise on this subject 3
- noun anatomy dissection of an animal or plant 3
- noun anatomy any detailed analysis 3
- noun anatomy the human body 3
- noun anatomy the dissecting of an animal or plant in order to determine the position, structure, etc. of its parts 3
- noun anatomy the science of the morphology or structure of animals or plants 3
- noun anatomy the structure of an organism or body 3
- noun anatomy a detailed analysis 3
- noun plural anatomy the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants. 1
- noun plural anatomy the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts. 1
- noun plural anatomy dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its structure. 1
- noun plural anatomy a plant or animal that has been or will be dissected, or a model of such a dissected organism. 1
- noun plural anatomy a skeleton. 1
- noun plural anatomy Informal. the human body. 1
- noun plural anatomy an analysis or minute examination. 1
- noun anatomy body structure 1
- noun anatomy medical subject: dissection 1
- noun anatomy detailed analysis 1
- noun anatomy The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. 1
- noun anatomy The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection. 0
- noun anatomy The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization. 0
- noun anatomy A treatise or book on anatomy. 0
- noun anatomy The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse. 0
- noun anatomy (Colloquial) The form of an individual, particularly a person, used in a tongue in cheek manner, as might be a term used by a medical professional, but in a markedly a less formal context, in which a touch of irony becomes apparent. 0
- noun anatomy (archaic) A skeleton, or dead body. 0
- noun anatomy The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it. 0