anatomies

Variant of anatomy

anatomy definition

anato·my (ə nat′ə mē)

noun pl. anatomies -·mies

  1. the dissecting of an animal or plant in order to determine the position, structure, etc. of its parts
  2. the science of the morphology or structure of animals or plants
  3. the structure of an organism or body
  4. a detailed analysis
  5. Archaic a skeleton

Etymology: ME & OFr anatomie < LL anatomia < Gr anatomia, anatomē, a cutting up < anatemnein < ana-, up + temnein, to cut: see -tomy

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