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1. a·nat·o·my

   /əˈnadəmē/

   noun

   • 1. the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts: "he studied physiology and anatomy"
   • ▪ the bodily structure of an organism: "descriptions of the cat's anatomy and behavior" Similar structure, makeup, composition, constitution, construction, ... morelayout, organization, arrangement, pattern, plan, mechanisms, framework, form, fabric
   • ▪ a person's body: informal "every part of his anatomy hurt"
   • 2. a study of the structure or internal workings of something: "Machiavelli's anatomy of the art of war" Similar analysis, examination, inspection, survey, study, ... morescrutiny, perusal, investigation, exploration, probe, research, inquiry, dissection, audit, review, evaluation, interpretation, rare:anatomization

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French anatomie or late Latin anatomia, from Greek, from ana- ‘up’ + tomia ‘cutting’ (from temnein ‘to cut’).

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