gross anatomy
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4.1
- noun
- /ɡroʊs əˈnætəmi/
- Specialized
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anatomía macroscópica
- In medical school, we studied gross anatomy to learn about the structure of the human body.
Examples
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So I'm guessing that means gross anatomy and then maybe cellular biology and then phylogenesis.
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That's why they call it "gross anatomy."
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Welcome, welcome to gross anatomy.
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Did you like gross anatomy first year?
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Are gross anatomy exams not this Monday?
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It was my first year of medical school, gross anatomy.
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The door to the gross anatomy room was ajar.
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"Welcome to gross anatomy," Spenser said.
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One day I'm studying gross anatomy in the classroom, the next, I'm sewing up Rough Riders on San Juan Hill.
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They now do their research as members of clinical departments, and basic science is taught mostly by PhDs, who are often made responsible for teaching material, such as gross anatomy, that is no longer of interest to anyone but clinicians.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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3.8
The study of the parts inside animals and plants
Study of organs and tissues you can see without a microscope
Study of the body structure of animals and humans
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'gross' (visible to the naked eye) modifies 'anatomy' (study of body structure), yielding 'the study of body parts as seen without a microscope.' This follows a regular modifier+noun pattern and is cross-linguistically transparent (e.g., macroscopic anatomy), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Gross anatomy comes from an older use of gross meaning 'large' or 'whole' and anatomy meaning the study of body parts. So gross anatomy is the study of the body's parts you can see with the 'naked eye', which is why it means looking at large structures without a microscope.