Anatomy

(an-af -o-me). The di ection of organic bodies in order to study their structure, the situations and uses of their organs, etc. A., Applied, anatomy as concerned in the diagnosis and management of pathological conditions. A., Comparative, the investigation and comparison of the anatomy of different orders of animals or of plants, one with another. A., Descriptive, a study of the separate and individual portions of the body, apart from their relationship to surrounding parts. A., Gro , anatomy of the macroscopic ti ues. A., Homological, the study of the correlations of the several parts of the body. A., Minute, that studied under the microscope. A., Morbid or Pathological, a study of diseased structures. A., Physiognomical, the study of expre ions depicted upon the exterior of the body, especially upon the face. A., Regional, a study of limited parts or regions of the body, the divisions of which are collectively or peculiarly affected by disease, injury, operations, etc. A., Surgical, the application of anatomy to surgery. A., Topographical, the anatomy of a single portion or part of the body. A., Transcendental, the study of the general design of the body, and of the particular design of the organs. A., Veterinary, the anatomy of domestic animals.