anatomy

CEFRB2

/əˈnætəmi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The physical structure of a person, animal, or plant.

  2. 02

    noun

    The study of body structure.

Examples

  • Elisa has enrolled in the anatomy department.

  • Teachers dissect frogs to teach students their anatomy.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /-mi/
  • /-mɪ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.

  2. The study of the parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

  3. The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

More examples

In context

  • What part of Betty Grable's anatomy was famously insured for $1,000,000?

  • Animal anatomy is also called zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy.

  • I went to the Venice beach body-building competition and noticed the competitor from Athens, and let me tell you, that's what I call classic Greek anatomy.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.