n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' na-t ə -m ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
Etymology: Late Latin anatomia dissection, from Greek anatom ē , from anatemnein to dissect, from ana- + temnein to cut
Date: 14th century
1 : a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
2 : a treatise on anatomical science or art
3 : the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function : DISSECTION
4 obsolete : a body dissected or to be dissected
5 : structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts
6 : a separating or dividing into parts for detailed examination : ANALYSIS
7 a (1) : SKELETON (2) : MUMMY b : the human body
– an · a · tom · i · cal \ ˌ a-n ə - ' tä-mi-k ə l \ or an · a · tom · ic \ - ' tä-mik \ adjective
– an · a · tom · i · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb