Attributive use: placed before another noun to denote relation to the science or structure of living organisms.
Definitions
anatomynoun
The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.
She decided to study anatomy to better understand the human body.
A detailed analysis or examination of something.
The book provides an anatomy of the political system in the country.
The bodily structure of a plant or an animal or of any of its parts.
The anatomy of the flower was complex and fascinating.
A person's body, often with particular reference to its structure or sexual parts.
The comedian made a joke about the quirks of the human anatomy.
anatomyadjective
Relating to anatomy or the bodily structure of organisms; anatomical.
The students consulted an anatomy textbook for detailed diagrams.