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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'anatomy' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions anatomy noun (anatomies) The art of dissecting, or artificially separating 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. Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy. --Dryden. Animal anatomy is also called zomy or zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy. Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals. 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. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so. Translations:  Dutch: anatomie(nl) French: anatomie(fr)f German: Anatomie(de)f Italian: anatomia(it)f Spanish: anatomí­a(es)f Etymology: French anatomie â Latin anatomia â Greek , from Ancient Greek (anatome) "dissection", from - (ana) "afresh, again, anew, over" + (tome) "cut, incision, gash".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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