Dictionary Definition
anatomy
Noun
1 the branch of morphology that deals with the
structure of animals [syn: general
anatomy]
2 alternative names for the body of a human
being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong
physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn:
human
body, physical
body, material
body, soma, build, figure, physique, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]
3 a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of
crimes"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From etyl fr anatomie, from etyl la anatomia, from etyl grc ἀνατομία, from ἀνατομή, from ἀνα- + τομή.Pronunciation
- /əˈnætəmi/, /@"n
Extensive Definition
Anatomy (from the Greek
anatomia, from ana: separate, apart from, and temnein, to cut up,
cut open) is a branch of biology that is the
consideration of the structure of living
things. It is a general term that includes human
anatomy, animal anatomy (zootomy) and plant
anatomy (phytotomy). In some of its facets anatomy is closely
related to embryology, comparative
anatomy and comparative
embryology, through common roots in evolution.
Anatomy is subdivided into
gross anatomy (or macroscopic anatomy) and microscopic anatomy. in
line with modern teaching methods. A thorough working knowledge of
anatomy is required by all medical doctors,
especially surgeons, and
doctors working in some diagnostic specialities, such as histopathology and
radiology.
Academic human
anatomists are usually employed by universities, medical schools or
teaching hospitals. They are often involved in teaching anatomy,
and research into certain systems, organs, tissues or
cells.
Other branches
Comparative
anatomy relates to the comparison of anatomical structures
(both gross and microscopic) in different animals.
Anthropological anatomy or
physical anthropology relates to the comparison of the anatomy of
different
races of humans.
Artistic anatomy relates to
anatomic studies for artistic reasons.
See also
General anatomy:
Human anatomy:
References
External links
- American Association of Anatomists promotes anatomical sciences.
- Human Anatomy & Physiology Society A society to promote communication among teachers of human anatomy and physiology in colleges, universities, and related institutions.
- Neuroanatomy is an annual journal of clinical neuroanatomy.
- High-Resolution Cytoarchitectural Primate Brain Atlases
- Free online anatomy atlas
- The NPAC Visible Human Viewer
- Online Radiology Anatomy Resources
- Get Body Smart
- Anatomy Atlases - a digital library of anatomy information
- Instant Anatomy - Online anatomy website with podcasts
- Anatomy quiz for the Level 2 OCR Certifcate
- The Anatomy Wiz. An Interactive Cross-Sectional Anatomy Atlas
- Anatomia 1522-1867: Anatomical Plates from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
- Free Program with Labeled Anatomic Images For Radiologists and Other Physicians
- Foundational Model of Anatomy ontology
anatomy in Afrikaans:
Anatomie
anatomy in Arabic:
تشريح
anatomy in Aragonese:
Anatomía
anatomy in Belarusian
(Tarashkevitsa): Анатомія
anatomy in Bosnian:
Anatomija
anatomy in Catalan:
Anatomia
anatomy in Chuvash:
Анатоми
anatomy in Czech:
Anatomie
anatomy in Welsh:
Anatomeg
anatomy in Danish:
Anatomi
anatomy in German:
Anatomie
anatomy in Estonian:
Anatoomia
anatomy in Modern Greek
(1453-): Ανατομία
anatomy in Spanish:
Anatomía
anatomy in Esperanto:
Anatomio
anatomy in Basque:
Anatomia
anatomy in Persian:
کالبدشناسی
anatomy in French:
Anatomie
anatomy in Western Frisian:
Anatomy
anatomy in Galician:
Anatomía
anatomy in Korean:
해부학
anatomy in Croatian:
Anatomija
anatomy in Ido:
Anatomio
anatomy in Indonesian:
Anatomi
anatomy in Interlingua
(International Auxiliary Language Association):
Anatomia
anatomy in Ossetian:
Анатоми
anatomy in Icelandic:
Líffærafræði
anatomy in Italian:
Anatomia
anatomy in Hebrew:
אנטומיה
anatomy in Javanese:
Anatomi
anatomy in Pampanga:
Anatomy
anatomy in Kara-Kalpak:
Anatomiya
anatomy in Georgian:
ანატომია
anatomy in Kurdish:
Anatomî
anatomy in Latin:
Anatomia
anatomy in Latvian:
Anatomija
anatomy in Luxembourgish:
Anatomie
anatomy in Lithuanian:
Anatomija
anatomy in Hungarian:
Anatómia
anatomy in Macedonian:
Анатомија
anatomy in Dutch:
Anatomie
anatomy in Japanese:
解剖学
anatomy in Norwegian:
Anatomi
anatomy in Narom:
Anatonmie
anatomy in Novial:
Anatomia
anatomy in Occitan (post
1500): Anatomia
anatomy in Low German:
Anatomie
anatomy in Polish:
Anatomia
anatomy in Portuguese:
Anatomia
anatomy in Romanian:
Anatomie
anatomy in Quechua: Kurku
yachay
anatomy in Russian:
Анатомия
anatomy in Albanian:
Anatomia
anatomy in Sicilian:
Anatumìa
anatomy in Simple English:
Anatomy
anatomy in Slovenian:
Anatomija
anatomy in Serbian:
Анатомија
anatomy in Serbo-Croatian:
Anatomija
anatomy in Sundanese:
Anatomi
anatomy in Finnish:
Anatomia
anatomy in Swedish:
Anatomi
anatomy in Tagalog:
Anatomiya
anatomy in Tamil:
உடற்கூற்றியல்
anatomy in Telugu: శరీర
నిర్మాణ శాస్త్రము
anatomy in Thai:
กายวิภาคศาสตร์
anatomy in Vietnamese: Giải
phẫu học
anatomy in Tajik:
Анатомия
anatomy in Turkish:
Anatomi
anatomy in Ukrainian:
Анатомія
anatomy in Urdu:
تشریح
anatomy in Yiddish:
אנאטאמיע
anatomy in Dimli:
Anatomiye
anatomy in Chinese:
解剖學
anatomy in Slovak:
Anatómia
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aerobiology, agrobiology, amnion, analysis, analyzation, anatomist, anatomizing, angiography, angiology, animal physiology,
anthropography,
anthropologist,
anthropology,
anthropometry,
anthropotomy,
appendicular skeleton, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, assay, assaying, astrobiology, axial
skeleton, bacteriology, behavioral
science, biochemics,
biochemistry,
biochemy, bioecology, biological
science, biology,
biometrics, biometry, bionics, bionomics, biophysics, bladder, bleb, blister, body, body-build, boll, bones, botany, breakdown, breaking down,
breaking up, breakup,
build, building, calyx, capsule, carcass, cell, cell physiology, clay, clod, comparative anatomy, composition, conchology, conformation, constitution, construction, corpus, craniology, craniometry, creation, cryobiology, cybernetics, cyst, cytology, demography, diaeresis, dissection, division, docimasy, ecology, electrobiology, embryology, entomology, enzymology, ethnobiology, ethnography, ethnologist, ethnology, ethology, exobiology, exoskeleton, fabric, fabrication, fashion, fashioning, figure, fistula, flesh, follicle, forging, form, format, formation, frame, gallbladder, genetics, geomorphology, getup, gnotobiotics, gravimetric
analysis, helminthology, herpetology, histologist, histology, hulk, human ecology, human
geography, ichthyology, legume, life science, loculus, make, makeup, making, malacology, mammalogy, manufacture, marsupium, material body,
microbiology,
mold, molding, molecular biology,
morphologist,
morphology, myography, myology, organic structure,
organism, organization, organography, organology, ornithology, osteography, osteology, pattern, patterning, pericarp, person, pharmacology, physical
body, physiology,
physique, plan, pocket, pod, production, protozoology, proximate
analysis, psychology,
quantitative analysis, radiobiology, reduction to
elements, resolution,
sac, saccule, sacculus, saccus, science of man, scrotum, seedcase, segmentation, semimicroanalysis,
separation, setup, shape, shaping, silique, sinus, skeleton, sociologist, sociology, soma, sound, splanchnography,
splanchnology,
stomach, structure, structuring, subdivision, taxidermy, taxonomy, tectology, tectonics, texture, tissue, torso, trunk, udder, vasculum, ventricle, vesica, vesicle, virology, warp and woof,
weave, web, xenobiology, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy