anatomist
noun
anat·o·mist
ə-ˈna-tə-mist 
1
: a specialist in anatomy
2
: one who analyzes minutely and critically
an anatomist of urban society
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Born in the Hague in 1664, Ruysch was the eldest daughter of Frederik Ruysch, a prominent botanist and anatomist.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Joy Balta, an anatomist who runs a body donation program at Point Loma Nazarene University, chaired the committee that wrote the anatomy association’s new guidelines.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Nineteenth-century anatomists provided the first clue.
—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
The practice is legal in most states but is increasingly viewed as unethical by anatomists and leaders in the body donation industry who say doctors and scientists should handle the dead with the same respect shown to living patients.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Joy Balta, an anatomist who runs a body donation program at Point Loma Nazarene University, chaired the committee that wrote the anatomy association’s new guidelines.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024
Nineteenth-century anatomists provided the first clue.
—Ariel Bleicher, Quanta Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
The practice is legal in most states but is increasingly viewed as unethical by anatomists and leaders in the body donation industry who say doctors and scientists should handle the dead with the same respect shown to living patients.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Anatomist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anatomist. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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anatomist
noun
anat·o·mist
ə-ˈnat-ə-məst
: a specialist in anatomy
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anatomist
noun
anat·o·mist
ə-ˈnat-ə-məst
: a specialist in anatomy
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