We had to take a class on anatomy.
learning about the anatomies of different types of birds
learning about the anatomy of an earthquake
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Extensive fossil examination The specimen’s age was around 20 years based on evidence like growth rings, spinal fusion, and developmental anatomy.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025 The British military historian John Keegan revealed the hazards of this kind of planning in his anatomy of the Schlieffen Plan, the German strategy for fighting a two-front continental war that was devised, in 1905, by the chief of the army’s general staff, Alfred von Schlieffen.—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025 Intrigued by the unfamiliar-looking animals, researchers examined their anatomy and analyzed their DNA.—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 The pregnant mom-to-be went viral on TikTok after recounting her recent anatomy scan and sharing one of her sonogram images, which looked eerily like their dog Goulash.—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anatomy
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Late Latin anatomia dissection, from Greek anatomē, from anatemnein to dissect, from ana- + temnein to cut
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