ANATOMIES

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Definition

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The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
“Animal anatomy is also called zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy.”
A treatise or book on anatomy.
(by extension) The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts.
“Burton's famous treatise, "The Anatomy of Melancholy"”
The form of an individual.
“I went to the Venice beach body-building competition and noticed the competitor from Athens, and let me tell you, that's what I call classic Greek anatomy.”