Anatomy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

alternative names for the body of a human being

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪfˌɔɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐnˈatəmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐnˈatəmi/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɹɪfˌɔɪl/.

Examples

Leonardo studied the human body
he has a strong physique
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

build bod form flesh shape soma figure physical body frame physique material body human body general anatomy chassis

Parts of Speech

noun	the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
noun	alternative names for the body of a human being “Leonardo studied the human body”
noun	a detailed analysis “he studied the anatomy of crimes”

Word Forms

anatomic	adjective	of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms
anatomist	noun	an expert in anatomy
anatomical	adjective	of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms
anatomize	verb	dissect in order to analyze
anatomise	verb	dissect in order to analyze

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anatomie

der Zweig der Morphologie, der sich mit der Struktur von Tieren befasst

🇫🇷French

anatomie

la branche de la morphologie qui traite de la structure des animaux

🇪🇸Spanish

anatomía

La rama de la morfología que se ocupa de la estructura de los animales.

🇮🇹Italian

anatomia

branca della morfologia che si occupa della struttura degli animali

🇳🇱Dutch

anatomie

de tak van de morfologie die zich bezighoudt met de structuur van dieren

🇵🇹Portuguese

anatomia

o ramo da morfologia que trata da estrutura dos animais

🇷🇺Russian

анатомия

раздел морфологии, изучающий строение животных

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शरीर रचना

आकृति विज्ञान की वह शाखा जो जानवरों की संरचना से संबंधित है

🇧🇩Bengali

শারীরস্থান

অঙ্গসংস্থানবিদ্যার শাখা যা প্রাণীদের গঠন নিয়ে কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

உடற்கூறியல்

விலங்குகளின் கட்டமைப்பைக் கையாளும் உருவவியல் பிரிவு

🇮🇳Telugu

శరీర నిర్మాణ శాస్త్రం

జంతువుల నిర్మాణంతో వ్యవహరించే పదనిర్మాణ శాస్త్రం యొక్క శాఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

शरीरशास्त्र

मॉर्फोलॉजीची शाखा जी प्राण्यांच्या संरचनेशी संबंधित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરીરરચના

મોર્ફોલોજીની શાખા જે પ્રાણીઓની રચના સાથે વ્યવહાર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗರಚನಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ರಚನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ವ್ಯವಹರಿಸುವ ರೂಪವಿಜ್ಞಾನದ ಶಾಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശരീരഘടന

മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ ഘടന കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്ന മോർഫോളജിയുടെ ശാഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ

ਰੂਪ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਾਖਾ ਜੋ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اناٹومی

مورفولوجی کی شاخ جو جانوروں کی ساخت سے متعلق ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解剖学

形态学的一个分支，研究动物的结构

🇯🇵Japanese

解剖学

動物の構造を扱う形態学の分野

🇰🇷Korean

해부

동물의 구조를 다루는 형태학의 한 분야

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải phẫu

nhánh hình thái liên quan đến cấu trúc của động vật

🇹🇭Thai

กายวิภาคศาสตร์

สาขาวิชาสัณฐานวิทยาที่เกี่ยวข้องกับโครงสร้างของสัตว์

🇮🇩Indonesian

anatomi

cabang morfologi yang berhubungan dengan struktur hewan

🇲🇾Malay

anatomi

cabang morfologi yang berkaitan dengan struktur haiwan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشريح

فرع من علم التشكل الذي يتعامل مع بنية الحيوانات

🇮🇷Persian

آناتومی

شاخه ای از مورفولوژی که به ساختار جانوران می پردازد

🇹🇷Turkish

anatomi

Hayvanların yapısıyla ilgilenen morfoloji dalı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲנָטוֹמִיָה

ענף המורפולוגיה העוסק במבנה של בעלי חיים

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The primary meaning of 'anatomy' is 'the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals'.

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