anatomy
The way a body or body part is built and how its parts are arranged.
The physical structure of a living body, or of a particular part of it, including its bones, organs, tissues, and how they are arranged.
A field of study where people learn and teach how bodies and body parts are built.
The branch of science that studies the structure of living bodies and their parts.
The main parts and inner structure of a complex thing, when you look at it very closely.
The basic parts and internal organization of something complex, often used when giving a detailed examination or explanation of it.
An informal way to say 'body', often used in a joking way.
A humorous or slightly old-fashioned informal word for a person’s body.
- Base: anatomy
- Plural: anatomies, anatomy
the anatomy of [something]
1a detailed analysis of something
Used before a noun to mean a very careful, detailed look at all the parts of that thing and how they fit together.
- The podcast series looks at the anatomy of a scam, showing each step in detail.
- Her lecture examined the anatomy of a successful startup from idea to launch.
- The article gives the anatomy of a typical phishing email so readers can learn to spot one.