anatomies

Noun

anatomy (countable and uncountable, plural anatomies)

1. The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
   • Animal anatomy is also called zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy.
2. The study of the parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
3. The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.
   • I went to the Venice beach body-building competition and noticed the competitor from Athens, and let me tell you, that's what I call classic Greek anatomy.
4. (countable) A treatise or book on anatomy.
5. (colloquial) The form of an individual.
6. (euphemistic) The human body, especially in reference to the genitals.
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