noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy. archaic, uncountable, usually

   "In many Mammalia we find the pterygoid processes of anthropotomy permanently distinct bones"

Synonyms

All synonyms

anatomyandrotomyhistologymorphologistmorphologytectology

Example

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"In many Mammalia we find the pterygoid processes of anthropotomy permanently distinct bones"

Etymology

From anthropo- + -tomy, from Ancient Greek.

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