anatomist

Studies bodily structures

An anatomist is a scientist who studies the structure of living organisms, particularly through dissection.

The term usually refers to someone who studies human anatomy, though comparative anatomists examine animal bodies.

The anatomist demonstrated the circulatory system to her students.

Medical students learn from anatomists before treating living patients.

profession

medical school

Physician training institution

Vesalius · teaching · demonstration · examination · certification · textbook · faculty · department

dissection

cadaver

Body for dissection

specimen · formalin · necropsy · dissecting table · probe · pins · preservation · embalming · labeling · hemostat

bodystructure

organs

Functional body parts

cardiovascular · nervous system · lymphatic · respiratory · gastrointestinal · endocrine · urogenital · dermal · sensory · tendons

research

laboratory

Facility for scientific investigation

morphology · imaging · MRI · CT scan · staining · cross-section · publication · nomenclature · atlas · illustration

clinical

surgeon

Physician who operates

neurologist · forensic · medical examiner · diagnosis · trauma · topographical

Categories
Opposites
approach to the body

anatomistsurgeon

Physician who operates

healer · physician · clinician · practitioner · therapist

scale of study

anatomistphysiologist

Studies how bodies function

biochemist · molecular biologist · neurophysiologist · kinesiologist · geneticist

relationship to the whole

anatomistsynthesist

One who combines elements

integrationist · generalist

Phrases
Family

anatomical, anatomic, anatomically, anatomists, anatomize, anatomized, anatomizing

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