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uh-NAT-uh-mee/əˈnætəmi/

Anatomy is the study of the structure of bodies, or that structure itself: human anatomy; the anatomy of a leaf; the anatomy of a crisis (figurative). Physiology is how it works; morphology is form in biology more broadly. Label the anatomy on the diagram, then the organ. Mix-up: anatomy vs autonomy; atom (already in the dictionary); do not write anatomy for a fitness slogan with no named structure.

Meaning

The study of the structure of bodies, or that structure itself (the anatomy of).

Examples

• “Label the anatomy on the diagram, then the organ, not a fitness slogan.”
• “The anatomy of the Act featured in the citizenship paper, which is the figurative-structure sense — still name the clause.”

Good to know

human / plant anatomy; the anatomy of; anatomical. Contrast: physiology (function). Trap: autonomy / atom. Biology and RS. Body structure, or the study of it — label the organ, or name the clause in the metaphor.

Near in meaning

structure, physiology, dissection

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