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# anatomy

noun (anatomy, anatomies)

«anatomy» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The study of the parts of the body and how they are arranged: bones, muscles, organs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#m1)
2. The body structure of a person, animal or plant: «the anatomy of a frog». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#m2)
3. (informal, humorous) A part of the body: «He hurt a delicate part of his anatomy.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#m3)
4. A close, careful study of something: «the anatomy of a crime». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons «human anatomy» covers the skeleton, heart, lungs and other organs. Doctors and artists study anatomy. In books «The Anatomy of …» means a detailed study. Related words: anatomical, anatomist.

### Examples

- We learned about the anatomy of the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x1)
- Doctors must study anatomy for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x2)
- The poster shows the anatomy of a fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x3)
- Leonardo da Vinci drew careful pictures of human anatomy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x4)
- The anatomy of a flower includes petals, stamens and a pistil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x5)
- The ball hit him in a painful part of his anatomy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x6)
- When they were about half-way, the jelly fish, who knew very little of anatomy, began to wonder if the monkey had his liver with him or not! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/#x7)

### Note

Say «uh-NAT-uh-mee». Anatomy is about structure (what parts there are); physiology is about how the parts work. Usually uncountable.

## In Jewish tradition

In science lessons «human anatomy» covers the skeleton, heart, lungs and other organs. Doctors and artists study anatomy. In books «The Anatomy of …» means a detailed study. Related words: anatomical, anatomist.

### Examples

- Presumably, the anatomy of slaughtered livestock would have been fairly familiar to many writers and readers of the time, while blessedly few indeed would have had first-hand knowledge of human innards.\] Like what did He make them? (A city) \[strife\]. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anatomy/#x1)

### Note

Say «uh-NAT-uh-mee». Anatomy is about structure (what parts there are); physiology is about how the parts work. Usually uncountable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anatomy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anatomy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anatomy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anatomy.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «anatomy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anatomy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anatomy» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/anatomy.html) on Mova free.