Definition of "anatomy"
- noun
The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
The science that deals with the form and 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.
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.
A skeleton, or dead body.
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