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Definition of anatomist
1 : a specialist in anatomy
2 : one who analyzes minutely and critically an anatomist of urban society
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Anatomists held public dissections to expose the telltale traits of moral corruption in the internal organs of criminals and convicts.
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The fossil was found in 1924 by anatomist Raymond Dart, who was working at the medical school at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.
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At his schools, students learn anatomy by looking at prosections, dissections done by skilled anatomists.
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To doctors, anatomists, and early paleontologists, the molars of the mastodon looked like spikes perfectly suited for piercing flesh.
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