Main Entry: anat·o·my

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈna-tə-mē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural anat·o·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 organisms
2 : a treatise on anatomical science or art
3 : the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function : dissection
4 obsolete : a body dissected or to be dissected
5 : structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts
6 : a separating or dividing into parts for detailed examination : analysis
7 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