Anatomy

/əˈnæt.ə.mi/ noun

Definition

Anatomy is the study of the structure of living things, especially the parts of the human or animal body. It can also mean the structure or inner workings of anything complex.

Etymology

From Greek 'anatomē' meaning 'dissection' or 'cutting up', from 'ana-' (up) + 'témnein' (to cut). It came into English through Latin and early medical science.

Kelly Says

The original idea of anatomy was literally cutting bodies open to see how they’re built. Today, we use 'the anatomy of a problem' as a metaphorical dissection—no scalpels, just thinking knives.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አናቶሚ
anatomy
ARالعربية
تشريح
tashreeh
BNবাংলা
মানবদেহ বিজ্ঞান
manabdeh biggan
CACatalà
anatomia
ah-nah-TOH-mee-ah
CSČeština
anatomie
ah-NAH-toh-mee
DADansk
anatomi
ah-NAH-toh-mee
DEDeutsch
Anatomie
ah-NAH-toh-mee
ELΕλληνικά
ανατομία
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
ESEspañol
anatomía
ah-nah-TOH-mee-ah
FAفارسی
آناتومی
anatomy
FISuomi
anatomia
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
FRFrançais
anatomie
ah-nah-TOH-mee
GUGU
શરીરરચના
shareer-rachna
HAHA
anatomy
ah-nah-TOH-mee
HEעברית
אנטומיה
ah-nah-TOH-mee-ah
HIहिन्दी
शरीर विज्ञान
shareer vigyaan
HUMagyar
anatómia
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
anatomi
ah-NAH-toh-mee
IGIG
anatomy
ah-nah-TOH-mee
ITItaliano
anatomia
ah-nah-TOH-mee-ah
JA日本語
解剖学
kai-bō-gaku
KKKK
анатомия
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
KMKM
អនាតសាស្ត្រ
a-nah-tah-sah
KO한국어
해부학
hae-bu-hak
MRMR
शरीरशास्त्र
shareer-shastra
MSBahasa Melayu
anatomi
ah-NAH-toh-mee
MYမြန်မာ
ခန္ဓာဗေဒ
khandaw-bay-dah
NLNederlands
anatomie
ah-NAH-toh-mee
NONorsk
anatomi
ah-NAH-toh-mee
PAPA
ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
sareer vigyaan
PLPolski
anatomia
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
PTPortuguês
anatomia
ah-nah-TOH-mee-ah
RORomână
anatomie
ah-NAH-toh-mee
RUРусский
анатомия
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
SVSvenska
anatomi
ah-NAH-toh-mee
SWKiswahili
anatomia
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
TAதமிழ்
உடற்கூறியல்
udirkuriyal
TEతెలుగు
శరీర ధర్మ శాస్త్రం
shareera dharma shastram
THไทย
กายวิภาค
gai-yaa-wi-phak
TLTL
anatomiya
ah-nah-TOH-mee-yah
TRTürkçe
anatomi
ah-NAH-toh-mee
UKУкраїнська
анатомія
ah-NAH-toh-mee-ah
URاردو
اناٹومی
anatomy
VITiếng Việt
thần kinh học
thâhn kinh hôc
YOYO
anatomy
ah-nah-TOH-mee
ZH中文
解剖学
jiě pōu xué
ZUZU
anatomy
ah-nah-TOH-mee

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Anatomy as a field historically focused on male bodies as the default, with women’s anatomy often treated as a variation or reduced mainly to reproductive organs. Women’s bodies were also sexualized or moralized in anatomical illustration and education.

Inclusive Usage

Use 'anatomy' to refer to bodies of all sexes and genders; be precise about sex-specific structures and respect people’s self-described gender when relevant.

Inclusive Alternatives

["body structure","bodily organization"]

Empowerment Note

Women anatomists and medical researchers have advanced understanding of anatomy and challenged male-default models in medical education and research.

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