anat·o·my 
/əˈnætəmi/ noun
plural anat·o·mies /əˈnætəmi/ noun 1 biology a [noncount] : the study of the structure of living things
▪ We had to take a class on/in anatomy. ▪ a professor of anatomy
b : the parts that form a living thing (such as an animal or plant) [noncount] ▪ the anatomy of birds ▪ human anatomy and physiology [count] ▪ learning about the anatomies of different types of birds 2 [count] informal : a person's body — usually singular ▪ She wore an outfit that showed off various parts of her anatomy. 3 [noncount] : the parts or causes that form or create something
▪ learning about the anatomy of an earthquake 4 [singular] : a close study of the causes or parts of something
▪ The book is an anatomy of life in the inner city.
▪ We had to take a class on/in anatomy. ▪ a professor of anatomy
b : the parts that form a living thing (such as an animal or plant) [noncount] ▪ the anatomy of birds ▪ human anatomy and physiology [count] ▪ learning about the anatomies of different types of birds
▪ learning about the anatomy of an earthquake
▪ The book is an anatomy of life in the inner city.
— an·a·tom·i·cal /ˌænəˈtɑ:mɪkə/ also US an·a·tom·ic /ˌænəˈtɑ:mɪk/ adjective
▪ anatomical similarities between dinosaurs and birds ▪ the anatomical structure of the eye
/ˌænəˈtɑ:mɪkə/ also US an·a·tom·ic /ˌænəˈtɑ:mɪk/ adjective ▪ anatomical similarities between dinosaurs and birds ▪ the anatomical structure of the eye
— an·a·tom·i·cal·ly /ˌænəˈtɑ:mɪkli/ adverb
▪ anatomically correct dolls [=dolls that have body parts like those of actual people]
/ˌænəˈtɑ:mɪkli/ adverb ▪ anatomically correct dolls [=dolls that have body parts like those of actual people]
— anat·o·mist /əˈnætəmɪst/ noun, plural anat·o·mists [count]
▪ a noted anatomist [=a scientist who studies anatomy]
/əˈnætəmɪst/ noun, plural anat·o·mists [count] ▪ a noted anatomist [=a scientist who studies anatomy]
