noun pl. anatomies
- the dissecting of an animal or plant in order to determine the position, structure, etc. of its parts
- the science of the morphology or structure of animals or plants
- the structure of an organism or body
- a detailed analysis
- Archaic a skeleton
Origin:
ME & OFr anatomie < LL anatomia < Gr anatomia, anatomē, a cutting up < anatemnein < ana-, up + temnein, to cut: see -tomy