anatomy[ah-nato-me] the science dealing with the form and structure of living organisms.

Examples of specialty areas of anatomy and physiology. From Applegate, 2000.

clinical anatomy anatomy as applied to clinical practice.

comparative anatomy description and comparison of the form and structure of different animals.

gross anatomy (macroscopic anatomy) that dealing with structures visible with the unaided eye.

morbid anatomy (pathologic anatomy) anatomy of diseased tissues.

special anatomy anatomy devoted to study of particular organs or parts.

topographic anatomy that devoted to determination of relative positions of various body parts.

x-ray anatomy study of organs and tissues based on their visualization by x-rays in both living and dead bodies.

1. The morphologic structure of an organism.

2. The science of the morphology or structure of organisms.

4. A work describing the form and structure of an organism and its various parts.

[G. anatom, dissection, from ana, apart, + tom, a cutting]

applied anatomy anatomy as applied to diagnosis and treatment.

clinical anatomy anatomy as applied to clinical practice.

comparative anatomy comparison of the structure of different animals and plants, one with another.

developmental anatomy the field of study concerned with the changes that cells, tissues, organs, and the body as a whole undergo from fertilization of a secondary oocyte to the resulting offspring; it includes both prenatal and postnatal development.

gross anatomy that dealing with structures visible with the unaided eye.

homologic anatomy the study of the related parts of the body in different animals.

physiological anatomy the study of the organs with respect to their normal functions.

radiological anatomy the study of the anatomy of tissues based on their visualization on x-ray films.

special anatomy the study of particular organs or parts.

topographic anatomy the study of parts in their relation to surrounding parts.

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.

Etymology: Gk, ana + temnein, to cut

1 the study, classification, and description of structures and organs of the body.

1. The morphologic structure of an organism.

2. The science of the morphology or structure of organisms.

4. A work describing the form and structure of an organism and its various parts.

[G. anatom, dissection, from ana, apart, + tom, a cutting]

1. The structure of the body, or the study of the structure.

2. A textbook or treatise on anatomical science.

The science of the body structure of an organism and its parts.

n 1. the study of the structure and parts of the body. 2. in chiropractic, a component of the vertebral subluxation complex that refers to the specific structural implications present when subluxation has occurred.

Morphologic structure of an organism.

[G. anatom, dissection, from ana, apart, + tom, a cutting]

n the science of the form, structure, and parts of animal organisms.

n the science of the structure of the teeth and the relationship of their parts. The study involves macroscopic and microscopic components.

n the images on a radiographic film of the combined anatomic structures through which the roentgen rays (radiographs) have passed.

the science dealing with the form and structure of living organisms.

description and comparison of the form and structure of different animals.

the changes in form from fertilization to adulthood, including embryology, fetology and postnatal development.

that dealing with structures visible with the unaided eye. Called also macroscopic anatomy.

see gross anatomy (above).

anatomy revealed by microscopy; includes histology and cytology.

anatomy of diseased tissues. Called also pathological anatomy.

see morbid anatomy (above).

anatomy revealed by the techniques of radiography and fluoroscopy.

anatomy devoted to study of particular organs or parts.

that devoted to determination of relative positions of various body parts; regional anatomy.

see radiological anatomy (above).

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