anatomy
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5.5
- noun
- /əˈnætəmi/
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anatomía
- That is the anatomy of how you have a difficult conversation.
- anatomy of a crisis
- anatomy and physiology
- anatomy of economic growth
So the anatomy of one of my jokes, OK.
- So the anatomy of one of my jokes, OK.
- So I'm here opening my soul on the anatomy of a leader saying bring it.
- Like it's not hard the whole cycle that there's an anatomy for how you drive an influence operation.
- So of course Johannes Morsink's Anatomy of the Genesis of the UDHR is an example of that.
Examples
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Members of these two societies carry out research on the anatomy and internal processes of animals.
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That's the anatomy of the hero's journey.
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We are in need of an "Anatomy of State Failure" to make sense of the historical record.
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San Francisco University has state-of-the-art software... ...detailing the anatomy of over 2000 species.
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The Anatomy of Influence, reviewed in the Scholar's Summer 2011 issue by Michael Dirda.
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Here we have the anatomy of today's pathology.
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So woman, a doctor in England named MLJ Abercrombie wrote a book called The Anatomy of Judgment about medical education.
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But it was Georges Cuvier who would provide the solution based on comparative anatomy.
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The anatomy of the project includes a thorough analysis of its various components.
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In class, we discussed the anatomy of different ecosystems and how they interact.
Synonyms
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6.3
Cutting an animal or plant open to study its inside parts
A study that breaks something into parts to show how it works
A careful, detailed look at something to show its main facts
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.6
Study of how body parts in different animals are alike and different
- Specialized
The study of the body that helps doctors diagnose and treat patients
- Specialized
Study of how an animal or human body grows and changes from a single cell to adulthood
- Specialized
A study of body parts to help doctors find and treat health problems
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Study of the tiny parts inside tissues and organs using a microscope
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The study of body parts, like muscles and blood vessels, and how they are placed in one area
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
anatomy = ana + tomy
Although this sense is a metaphorical extension ('detailed examination'), the word's form is built from Greek combining forms unfamiliar as standalone English morphemes, so learners cannot reliably infer meaning from the parts.
Etymology
The word anatomy comes from Greek parts ana- 'up' and -tomia 'cutting', which meant 'cutting up' to see how something is made. That's why an anatomy of an event or idea is a careful, detailed look at all its parts.