anatomy

noun8

1. •
   The science that deals with the form and 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. — 1695
2. •
   The study of the parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
3. •
   The physical or functional organization of an organism, or part of it.

   • I went to the Venice beach body-building competition and noticed the competitor from Athens, and let me tell you, that's what I call classic Greek anatomy.
4. •
   (informal) The form of an individual.
5. •
   (euphemistic) The human body, especially in reference to the genitals.

   • His extraordinary suggestion is that the future PM inserted a private part of his anatomy into the animal's mouth. — 2015
6. •
   The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts.

   • Burton's famous treatise, "The Anatomy of Melancholy"
7. •
   A treatise or book on anatomy.
8. •
   (no longer used) A skeleton or other dead body.