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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals;
[syn: anatomy, general anatomy]

2. alternative names for the body of a human being;
- Example: "Leonardo studied the human body"
- Example: "he has a strong physique"
- Example: "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
[syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]

3. a detailed analysis;
- Example: "he studied the anatomy of crimes"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anatomy \A*nat"o*my\, n.; pl. Anatomies. [F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. ? dissection, fr. ? to cut up; ? + ? to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection. [1913 Webster] 2. The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization. [1913 Webster] Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note: "Animal anatomy" is sometimes called zomy; "vegetable anatomy," phytotomy; "human anatomy," anthropotomy. [1913 Webster] Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals. [1913 Webster] 3. A treatise or book on anatomy. [1913 Webster] 4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse. [1913 Webster] 5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so. [1913 Webster] The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anatomy n 1: the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals [syn: anatomy, general anatomy] 2: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh] 3: a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"