Definition of Gross anatomy

1. Noun. The study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope.

Exact synonyms: Macroscopic Anatomy
Generic synonyms: Anatomy, General Anatomy
Specialized synonyms: Dental Anatomy

Definition of Gross anatomy

1. Noun. (anatomy) The study of large-scale anatomy, especially that which may be seen by the unaided eye. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Gross anatomy

1. General anatomy, so far as it can be studied without the use of the microscope; commonly used to denote the study of anatomy by dissection of a cadaver. See: practical anatomy. Synonym: macroscopic anatomy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gross Anatomy

grosbeak
grosbeaks
groschen
groschens
groser
grosers
grosert
groserts
groset
grosets
grosgrain
grosgrains
gross
gross(a)
gross-domestic-product
gross anatomy (current term)
gross domestic product
gross domestic products
gross estate
gross haematuria
gross heating value
gross income
gross incomes
gross lesion
gross margin
gross national product
gross national products
gross negligence
gross out
gross pay

Literary usage of Gross anatomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies by Leland Ossian Howard, Harrison Gray Dyar, Frederick Knab (1912)
"... taken from this work: gross anatomy. “THE ALIMENTARY CANAL. “The alimentary canal is specialized on account of the blood-sucking habits of the mosquito. ..."

2. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1899)
"To study histology the student should be grounded first in gross anatomy. By it he has learned the position of the organs, their relation to each other and ..."

3. Laboratory Studies in Mammalian Anatomy by Inez Whipple Wilder, Whipple Wilder (1914)
"THE BLOOD VESSELS A. gross anatomy OF THE ARTERIES AND VEINS. Preparation of material (cat, rabbit, white rat, or guinea pig): —The study of the circulatory ..."

4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1889)
"The student wants to know, and must know, the finer anatomy of these organs, and the gross anatomy- should be presented only in so far as the parts ..."

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