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a·nat·o·my [ uh-nat-uh-mee ]
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  • (anatomy) A branch of biology dealing with the structure of organisms.
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  • (anatomy) The study of the structure of a plant or animal.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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  • (anatomical sciences) The science concerned with the physical structure of animals and plants.
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  • Anatomy, a field in the biological sciences concerned with the identification and description of the body structures of living things. Gross anatomy involves the study of major body structures by dissection and observation and in its narrowest sense is concerned only with the human body. "Gross...
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