anatomy (-nt-m) n. pl. anatomies

1. The bodily structure of a plant or an animal or of any of its parts.

2. The science of the shape and structure of organisms and their parts.

3. A treatise on anatomic science.

4. Dissection of a plant or animal to study the structure, position, and interrelation of its various parts.

5. A skeleton.

6. The human body.

7. A detailed examination or analysis: the anatomy of a crime.

1. (Anatomy) the science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants

2. (Anatomy) the physical structure of an animal or plant or any of its parts

3. (Anatomy) a book or treatise on this subject

4. (Anatomy) dissection of an animal or plant

5. any detailed analysis: the anatomy of a crime.

6. the human body

[C14: from Latin anatomia, from Greek anatom, from anatemnein to cut up, from ana- + temnein to cut]

n., pl. -mies.

1. the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.

2. the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts.

3. dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its structure.

4. Informal. the human body.

5. an analysis or minute examination.

1. The structure of an animal or a plant or any of its parts.

2. The scientific study of the shape and structure of living things.

anatomical (n-tm-kl) adjective

the study of the body and its parts. anatomist, n. anatomical, adj.

Obsolete, human anatomy.

the study concerned with the measurements of the proportions, size, and weight of the human body. anthropometrist, n. anthropometric, anthropometrical, adj.

Physiology, Rare. the labeling of the type of body structure by nonanthropometric means.

the anatomy of the human body. anthropotomist, n. anthropotomical, adj.

Physiology. the study of aponeuroses, membranes that can serve as muscle sheaths or as connectors between muscles and tendons.

the scientific description of the arterial system. arteriographic, arteriographical, adj.

a written work on the ligaments of the human body. desmographic, desmographical, adj.

the branch of anatomy and physiology that studies secretions and the secretory glands.

an abnormal physical condition characterized by extensive structural defects of the skeleton and by gross mental deficiency.

the description of the structure and function of the liver. hepatographic, hepatographical, adj.

the description of the structure and function of kidneys. heprographic, heprographical, adj.

a branch of anatomy that deals with the microscopic features of animal and plant tissues. Also called microscopical anatomy. histologist, n. histological, adj.

the scientific description of the larynx. laryngographic, laryngographical, adj.

histology.

the measurement of muscular phenomena, such as the velocity and intensity of muscular contractions. myographic, adj.

1. the branch of anatomy that studies muscles and musculature. 2. the muscular makeup of an animal or anatomical unit. myologic, adj.

the scientific description of the organs of plants and animals. organographist, n. organographic, organographical, adj.

the branch of anatomy that studies the skeleton and bones. osteologist, n. osteologie, osteological, adj.

the study of pelvic structure. pelycologic, pelycological, adj.

the scientific description of the pharynx. pharyngographic, pharyngographical, adj.

1. an account of the structure and function of the lungs. 2. the recording of the activity of the lungs during respiration. pneumograph, n. pneumographic, pneumographical, adj.

1. a person who dissects cadavers for the purpose of anatomical demonstration. 2. a person who performs autopsies. prosectorial, adj.

the branch of anatomy that studies the viscera.

an anatomical treatise on or description of the joints and ligaments of the body.

1. the anatomy of the ligaments of the body. 2. the science or study of ligaments.

the condition of having a series of similar parts with the same spatial orientation, e.g. the ribs. syntropic, adj.

the joining of two or more bones by muscle.

1. the dissection of animals other than man. 2. the anatomy of animals. zootomist, n. zootomic, zootomical, adj.

Study of the structure of organisms.

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