Anatomy is a branch of biology and Medicine which studies primarily the internal structure and design of the structure of living things.
anatomy, general anatomy (noun)
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Hypernyms
- morphology
the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
- morphology
Derivationally Related Forms
- anatomic, anatomical
of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms - anatomist
an expert in anatomy - anatomic, anatomical
of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms - anatomize, anatomise
dissect in order to analyze - anatomize, anatomise
dissect in order to analyze
- anatomic, anatomical
Member of Domain
- cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
having an open or latticed or porous structure - asternal
not connected to the sternum or breastbone - distal
situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone - proximal
situated nearest to point of attachment or origin - distal
directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body - mesial
being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body - mesomorphic, muscular
having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer - outer
being on or toward the outside of the body - inner
inside or closer to the inside of the body - intrinsic
situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts - ventricose, ventricous
having a swelling on one side - oral
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located - aboral
opposite to or away from the mouth - costate
having ribs - navicular, scaphoid
shaped like a boat - azygous, azygos
occurring singly - inferior
lower than a given reference point - ampullar, ampullary
of or related to an ampulla - astragalar
of or relating to the anklebone - atrial
of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart) - axillary
of or relating to the armpit - bregmatic
of or relating to the bregma of the skull - capsular
resembling a capsule - chiasmal, chiasmic, chiasmatic
of or relating to a chiasm - costal
of or relating to or near a rib - intercostal
located or occurring between the ribs - cuneiform
of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones) - ectopic
exhibiting ectopia - fenestral
of or relating to or having a fenestra - parietal
of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium - iliac
of or relating to the ilium - faucal
of or relating to the fauces - sympathetic
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system - distally
far from the center - laterally
in a lateral direction or location - apparatus
a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function - groove, vallecula
any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part - partition
a structure that separates areas in an organism - septum
a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities - fissure
a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes - sulcus
any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain - hilus, hilum
a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ - cingulum
an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) - concha
a structure that resembles a shell in shape - radicle
a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) - tube, tube-shaped-structure
any hollow cylindrical body structure - fundus
the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening - punctum
a point or small area - meniscus, semilunar cartilage
a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint - cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
a natural hollow or sinus within the body - diaphragm, midriff
a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities - apophysis
a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra - lobe
a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part - pouch, pocket
saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican) - joint, articulation, articulatio
the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) - wall, paries
a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure - cornu
any structure that resembles a horn in shape - corona
any structure that resembles a crown in shape - ruga
a fold or wrinkle or crease - tentorium
a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum - zone, zona
any encircling or beltlike structure - base
the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment - incisure, incisura
a notch or small hollow
- cancellate, cancellated, cancellous
Related To
- clinical anatomy, applied anatomy
the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment - comparative anatomy
the study of anatomical features of animals of different species - developmental anatomy
the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity - functional anatomy, physiological anatomy, morphophysiology
the study of anatomy in its relation to function - gross anatomy, macroscopic anatomy
the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope - microscopic anatomy
the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs - neuroanatomy
the anatomy of the nervous system - osteology
the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton - regional anatomy, topographic anatomy, topology
the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region
- clinical anatomy, applied anatomy
Wikipedia Categories
Anatomy.
The decapod crustacean, such as a crab, lobster, shrimp or prawn, is made up of nineteen body segments grouped into two main body parts, the cephalothorax and the abdomen.
A horn is a pointed projection of the skin on the head of various animals, consisting of a covering of horn surrounding a core of living bone.
In anatomy, the atrium, sometimes called auricle, refers to a chamber or space.
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