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Definition of General anatomy
1. Noun. The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals.
Examples of category: Apparatus, Groove, Vallecula, Partition, Septum, Fissure, Sulcus, Hilum, Hilus, Cingulum, Concha, Radicle, Tube, Tube-shaped Structure, Fundus, Punctum, Meniscus, Semilunar Cartilage, Bodily Cavity, Cavity, Cavum, Diaphragm, Midriff, Apophysis, Lobe, Pocket, Pouch, Articulatio, Articulation, Joint, Paries, Wall, Cornu, Corona, Ruga, Tentorium, Zona, Zone, Base, Incisura, Incisure, Cancellate, Cancellated, Cancellous, Asternal, Distal, Proximal, Distal, Mesial, Mesomorphic, Muscular, Outer, Inner, Intrinsic, Ventricose, Ventricous, Oral, Aboral, Costate, Navicular, Scaphoid, Azygos, Azygous, Inferior, Ampullar, Ampullary, Astragalar, Atrial, Axillary, Bregmatic, Capsular, Chiasmal, Chiasmatic, Chiasmic, Costal, Intercostal, Cuneiform, Ectopic, Fenestral, Parietal, Iliac, Faucal, Sympathetic, Distally, Laterally
Specialized synonyms: Applied Anatomy, Clinical Anatomy, Comparative Anatomy, Developmental Anatomy, Functional Anatomy, Morphophysiology, Physiological Anatomy, Gross Anatomy, Macroscopic Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Osteology, Regional Anatomy, Topographic Anatomy, Topology
Generic synonyms: Morphology
Derivative terms: Anatomic, Anatomical, Anatomise, Anatomist, Anatomize
Medical Definition of General anatomy
1. The study of gross and microscopic structures as well as of the composition of the body, its tissues and fluids. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of General Anatomy
Literary usage of General anatomy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The minute structure of these vessels will be described in the section on General
Anatomy. The Superficial or Cutaneous Veins are found between the layers ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The minute structure of these vessels will be described in the section on General
Anatomy. The Superficial or Cutaneous Veins are found between the layers ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1853)
"Assisted by JAMES PAGET, FRS, Lecturer on general anatomy and Physiology at St.
Bartholomew's Hospital. Second American from the second London edition, ..."
4. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1891)
"general anatomy or Histology. By Professor SCHAFER. Tenth Edition. ... General
Anatomy, has always been recognised as specially valuable. ..."
5. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"general anatomy.—The synthesis of an organism, of which we can only gain an idea
by general anatomy, actually takes place in nature during the development ..."
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