anatomy
anatomy
(ənætəmi )Word forms: plural anatomies
1. uncountable noun
Anatomy is the study of the structure of the bodies of people or animals.
2. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]
You can refer to your body as your anatomy.
[humorous]The ball hit him in the most sensitive part of his anatomy.
3. countable noun [oft with poss]
An animal's anatomy is the structure of its body.
He had worked extensively on the anatomy of living animals.
4. singular noun [usually the NOUN of noun]
This was a troubling essay on the anatomy of nationhood.
