ANATOMY


Meaning of ANATOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈna-tə-mē ]

noun

( plural -mies )

Etymology: Late Latin anatomia dissection, from Greek anatomē, 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 ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-kəl or an·a·tom·ic -ˈtä-mik adjective

• an·a·tom·i·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.