anatomist

noun

anat·​o·​mist ə-ˈna-tə-mist How to pronounce anatomist (audio)
1
: a specialist in anatomy
2
: one who analyzes minutely and critically
an anatomist of urban society

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The changes are part of an evolution in medical ethics that calls on anatomists to treat human specimens with the same dignity shown to living patients. Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024 Many programs have halted the practice in recent years, though, and some states, including Hawaii, Minnesota and Vermont, have flatly prohibited it — part of an evolution of medical ethics that has called on anatomists to treat human specimens with the same dignity shown to living patients. Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2024 The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216. R. Douglas Fields, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2024 In 1925, 43 years after Darwin's death, anatomist Raymond Dart published a paper describing a fossil from Taung, South Africa, with an apelike braincase and humanlike teeth. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020 See all Example Sentences for anatomist 

Word History

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of anatomist was in 1543

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“Anatomist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anatomist. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

anatomist

noun
anat·​o·​mist ə-ˈnat-ə-məst How to pronounce anatomist (audio)
: a specialist in anatomy

Medical Definition

anatomist

noun
anat·​o·​mist ə-ˈnat-ə-məst How to pronounce anatomist (audio)
: a specialist in anatomy

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