anatomist
noun
anat·o·mist
ə-ˈna-tə-mist 
1
: a specialist in anatomy
2
: one who analyzes minutely and critically
an anatomist of urban society
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The wandering nerve was apparent to the first anatomists, notably Galen, the Greek polymath who lived until around the year 216.
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
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
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
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
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
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
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anatomist
noun
anat·o·mist
ə-ˈnat-ə-məst
: a specialist in anatomy
Medical Definition
anatomist
noun
anat·o·mist
ə-ˈnat-ə-məst
: a specialist in anatomy
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