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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryanat·o·my \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 organisms2. a treatise on anatomical science or art3. the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function : dissection4. obsolete : a body dissected or to be dissected5. structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts6. a separating or dividing into parts for detailed examination : analysis7. 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 English Etymologyanatomy late 14c., "study of the structure of living beings," from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. anatomie, from Gk. anatomia, from anatome "dissection," from ana- "up" + temnein "to cut" (see tome). "Dissection" (1540s), "mummy" (1580s), and even "skeleton" (1590s) were primary senses of this word in Shakespeare's day; meaning "the science of the structure of organized bodies" predominated from 17c. Often mistakenly divided as an atomy or a natomy."The scyence of the Nathomy is nedefull and necessarye to the Cyrurgyen" [1541] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishanatomy noun ADJ. animal, human | female, male | comparative VERB + ANATOMY study studying human anatomy PHRASES part of your anatomy (often humorous) He was hit in a rather sensitive part of his anatomy. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7anatomyanat·omy / E5nAtEmi / noun(pl. -ies)1. [U] the scientific study of the structure of human or animal bodies 解剖学2. [C, U] the structure of an animal or a plant (动植物的)结构,解剖: the anatomy of the horse 马的身体构造 human anatomy 人体解剖 3. [C] (humorous) a person's body 人体: Various parts of his anatomy were clearly visible. 他身体的各个部位都清晰可见。 4. [C] (formal) an examination of what sth is like or why it happens 剖析；解析: an anatomy of the current recession 对当前衰退的剖析 • ana·tom·ical / 7AnE5tCmikl; NAmE -5tB:m- / adj.: anatomical diagrams 解剖示意图 • ana·tom·ic·al·ly / -kli / adv. OLTanatomy noun⇨ body 1Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedanat·o·my\əˈnad.əmē, -atəm-, -mi\ noun(-es)Etymology: Late Latin anatomia dissection, from (Greek anatomēdissection (from anatemnein to dissect, from ana- + temnein to cut) + Latin -ia -y — more at tome1. a. : the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals — see histology b. : the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of plants, especially the internal structure as revealed by the microscope : phytotomy2. : a treatise on anatomic science or art3. : the art of artificially separating the different parts of an animal or plant in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function : dissection4. obsolete a. : a body dissected or to be dissected b. : a representation of a dissected body (as in plaster)5. : the structural makeup, especially of an organism or any of its parts < the peculiar anatomy of the duckbill >6. : a separating or dividing into parts, aspects, or components in order to make a thorough study : detailed examination : analysis < an attempt at an anatomy of modern … conservatism — Clinton Rossiter > < the anatomy of melancholy >7. a. : one that has been or appears to have been anatomized or dissected (1) : skeleton (2) : a corpse dried to skin and bone (3) : a withered or emaciated person b. : the human body < in what vile part of this anatomy doth my name lodge — Shakespeare >

Anatomy A Structure The From Parts Body Dissected