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Added 9 October 2026

anatomy

/əˈnætəmi/ noun

In Latin: anatomia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about anatomy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals.
Alternative names for the body of a human being.
Leonardo studied the human body
A detailed analysis.
he studied the anatomy of crimes

Origin

From Middle English anatomie, from Old French anatomie, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “dissection”, literally “cutting up”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, incise”). By surface analysis, ana- + -tomy. Doublet of ottomy.

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