Definition of anatomy

• n. - The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
• n. - The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
• n. - A treatise or book on anatomy.
• n. - The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
• n. - A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.
• n. - The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
• n. - The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
• n. - A treatise or book on anatomy.
• n. - The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
• n. - A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.