anatomy
noun/əˈnætəmi/
/əˈnætəmi/
(plural anatomies)
- [uncountable] the scientific study of the physical structure of humans, animals or plants
- the department of anatomy and physiology
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- human
- female
- …
- study
- a part of your anatomy
- anatomy and physiology
- [countable, uncountable] the physical structure of a human, animal or plant
- the anatomy of the horse
- human anatomy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- human
- female
- …
- study
- a part of your anatomy
- anatomy and physiology
- [countable] (humorous) a person’s body
- Various parts of his anatomy were clearly visible.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animal
- human
- female
- …
- study
- a part of your anatomy
- anatomy and physiology
- [countable] (formal) an examination of what something is like or why it happens
- an anatomy of the current recession
Word Originlate 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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