A*nat"o*my (&?;), n.; pl. Anatomies (&?;). [F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. &?; dissection, fr. &?; to cut up; &?; + &?; to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.

2. The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.

Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy.
Dryden.

&fist; "Animal anatomy" is sometimes called zomy; "vegetable anatomy," phytotomy; "human anatomy," anthropotomy.

3. A treatise or book on anatomy.

4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.

5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.

The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature.
Fuller.

They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain,
A mere anatomy.
Shak.

• The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.
  
• The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
        Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy. --Dryden.
        Animal anatomy is also called zomy or zootomy; vegetable anatomy, phytotomy; and human anatomy, anthropotomy.
        Comparative anatomy compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals.
  
• A treatise or book on anatomy.
  
• The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse.
  
• A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.