anatomy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
  2. noun alternative names for the body of a human being
  3. noun a detailed analysis

Etymology

From Middle English anatomie, from Old French anatomie, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía), from ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “dissection”, literally “cutting up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, incise”). By surface analysis, ana- + -tomy. Doublet of ottomy.

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Synonyms

general anatomy

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