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 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 : dissection4obsolete : 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

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