anatomy

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a·nat·o·my / əˈnatəmē/ (abbr.: anat.) • n. (pl. -mies) the branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, esp. as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. ∎  the bodily structure of an organism: descriptions of the cat's anatomy and behavior. ∎ inf. , humorous a person's body: he left dusty handprints on his lady customers' anatomies. ∎ fig. a study of the structure or internal workings of something: Machiavelli's anatomy of the art of war.

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