Main Entry: anat·o·my

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈnat-ə-mē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural anat·o·mies

1 : a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms—compare physiology 1
2 : a treatise on anatomic 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 : structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts