Relating to the structure of the human or animal body and how its parts fit together.
From Greek 'anatomē' (dissection), from 'ana-' (up) plus 'temnein' (to cut). The word literally meant 'cutting up' and became the study of body structures by the 1500s.
Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci became obsessed with anatomical accuracy, even secretly dissecting corpses at night—their obsession transformed art and medicine because they realized beauty comes from understanding how things actually work.
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