anatomy
part of speech
noun (anatomy, anatomies)
meaning for a pupil
1) The study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs. tree →
2) The body structure of a person, animal or plant: «the anatomy of a frog». tree →
3) (informal, humorous) A part of the body: «He hurt a delicate part of his anatomy.» tree →
4) A close, careful study of something: «the anatomy of a crime». tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons «human anatomy» covers the skeleton, heart, lungs and other organs. Doctors and artists study anatomy. In books «The Anatomy of …» means a detailed study. Related words: anatomical, anatomist.
examples
- We learned about the anatomy of the heart. tree →
- Doctors must study anatomy for years. tree →
- The poster shows the anatomy of a fish. tree →
- Leonardo da Vinci drew careful pictures of human anatomy. tree →
- The anatomy of a flower includes petals, stamens and a pistil. tree →
- The ball hit him in a painful part of his anatomy. tree →
- When they were about half-way, the jelly fish, who knew very little of anatomy, began to wonder if the monkey had his liver with him or not! tree →
note
Say «uh-NAT-uh-mee». Anatomy is about structure (what parts there are); physiology is about how the parts work. Usually uncountable.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «anatomy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.