noun

anatomy

anatomy, structure

She is studying human anatomy at university.

She is studying human anatomy at university.

He knows the anatomy of a car engine.

He knows the anatomy of a car engine.

((the anatomy of sth.)) the structure of something the anatomy of the human body

Synonyms: (science) biology, physiology; (structure) structure, framework

From Greek 'ana-' (up) + 'temnein' (to cut), literally meaning 'a cutting up'.

Break it down: 'ana-' (up) + 'tomy' (to cut). Think of 'cutting up' a body to study its structure.

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