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anatomy (s) (noun), anatomies (pl)
1. The profession in science dealing with morphology which is concerned with the gross and microscopic structure of animals, especially humans.
2. The study of form, or the branch of science that studies the physical structure of animals, plants, and other organisms.
3. The physical structure; especially, the internal structure, of an animal, plant, or other organism, or of any of its parts.

Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. It is the opposite of "microscopic anatomy" (or histology) which involves structures seen under the microscope.

Traditionally, both gross and microscopic anatomy have been studied in the first year of medical school in the U.S. The most celebrated textbook of anatomy in the English-speaking world is Gray's Anatomy, still a useful reference book.

The word anatomy comes from the Greek ana-, "up" or "through" + tome, "a cutting". Anatomy was once a "cutting up" because the structure of the body was originally learned through dissecting it; that is, cutting it up.

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gross anatomy (s) (noun), gross anatomies (pl)
The study of the structural organization of different parts of a body by means of dissection and with normal vision: Gross anatomy is also known as "macroscopic anatomy" which is the examination of a person's physical composition without the use of a microscope.

The process of gross anatomy is learning by using both invasive and noninvasive methods with the objective of obtaining information about the organs and organ systems of people and even of animals.

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anatomy (s) (noun), anatomies (pl)
1. The study, classification, and description of structures and organs of the body by observation or examination of a living being: Anatomy includes the examination or dissection of dead specimens, microscopic examination, and/or the use of textbooks or the internet.

Anatomy is the science of the structural organization of any organism, whether plant or animal.

The macroscopic structural organization of a part or body is usually determined by means of dissection.

The term anatomy is almost a direct borrowing of the Greek anatome, because the Greeks were among the first known to systematically dissect the human body.

The Greek word is a compound of ana-, "up" + tome, "a cutting" and therefore the earlier anatomy was a "cutting up" and "dissection" remains even to this day the essential method of learning about the structure of the body.

The study of the human body was not very reliable during the so-called Dark Ages until Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564), a Flemish anatomist, revived the study of anatomy with his publication of De Humani Corporis Fabrica, "The Structure of the Human Body", in 1543.

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applied anatomy (s) (noun), applied anatomies (pl)
The practical application of anatomic knowledge to the human body; clinical anatomy: Applied anatomy is very important for the diagnosis and treatment including surgical techniques in clinical situations.
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artificial anatomy (s) (noun), artificial anatomies (pl)
The study of structures and their relationships by means of models or other manufactured articles: Jeff had to learn all about artificial anatomy in one of his classes before progressing to more advanced stages of his medical education.
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artistic anatomy (s) (noun), artistic anatomies (pl)
The study of human anatomy by artists: At college there was a course on artistic anatomy which would be excellent for sculptors, painters and amateurs in order to improve their perceptions and skill in representing the human body.
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clastic anatomy (s) (noun), clastic anatomies (pl)
Artificial anatomy using models or drawings in layers: Clastic anatomy is the study or construction on superimposed plastic sheets in removable layers depicting successively deeper structures as seen in an encyclopedia, medical dictionary, etc.
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