Anatomy
Study of bodies
Anatomy is the structure of a body or organism, or the scientific study of that structure.
Medical students learn anatomy by dissecting cadavers.
The word extends to any detailed examination of structure: the anatomy of a deal, the anatomy of a murder.
An anatomy is also a body itself, now somewhat old-fashioned: She stretched her weary anatomy across the bed.
Science of bodily functions
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- musclesContractile body tissue
- organsFunctional body parts
- tissuesSoft disposable paper sheets
dissection · cadaver · specimen · structure · systems · cells · bones · nerves
Spinal column animal
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- mammalianOf the nursing class
- avianOf or concerning birds
- reptilianOf snakes and lizards
amphibian · fish · homologous · analogous · evolutionary · morphology · zoology · species
Outline or numeral
- life drawingSketching from live models
- proportionsRelative amounts or dimensions
- musculatureArrangement of muscles
- contourBounding line of shape
nude · pose · torso · limbs · foreshortening · gesture · form · da Vinci
Methodical study of parts
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
scrutiny · deconstruction · components · framework · underpinnings · mechanics · workings · inner workings
Study of disease processes
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- surgicalRelating to operations
- radiologicalInvolving emission-based imaging
- grossTotal before subtractions
microscopic · sectional · topographical · regional · diagnostic · MRI · CT scan · X-ray
physiology
Science of bodily functions
tissues · dissection · cadaver · specimen · structure · systems · cells · bones · nerves · vessels
vertebrate
Spinal column animal
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
- mammalianOf the nursing class
- avianOf or concerning birds
reptilian · amphibian · fish · homologous · analogous · evolutionary · morphology · zoology · species · adaptation
figure
Outline or numeral
- life drawingSketching from live models
- proportionsRelative amounts or dimensions
- musculatureArrangement of muscles
contour · nude · pose · torso · limbs · foreshortening · gesture · form · da Vinci · Vitruvian
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
structure · scrutiny · deconstruction · components · framework · underpinnings · mechanics · workings · inner workings · architecture
pathology
Study of disease processes
- clinicalEmotionally detached, medically precise
- surgicalRelating to operations
- radiologicalInvolving emission-based imaging
gross · microscopic · sectional · topographical · regional · diagnostic · MRI · CT scan · X-ray · lesion
Anatomyphysiology
Science of bodily functions
function · biochemistry · metabolism · dynamics · behavior
Anatomymind
Seat of consciousness
soul · psyche · psychology · spirit · consciousness
- Grey's Anatomy
- human anatomyStudy of body structure
- skeletal anatomyBones and their arrangement
- anatomy lessonInstruction in bodily structure
- Gray's AnatomyFoundational anatomy textbook
- female anatomyBodily systems specific to women
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