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the separation and identification of the parts of a whole
a minutely detailed anatomy of the "perfect crime"
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Recent Examples of anatomy
Researchers hope to uncover details about the animal's biology, including its diet, anatomy, and unique sound-production mechanisms.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Poured into the photorealistic portrait of noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo are every one of his skills as a painter, inventor, botanist and unmatched expert on water dynamics, gravity, anatomy and philosophy.
—Hunter Ingram For Variety, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
No substitute Medical schools the world over have, for the past 10 years, been experimenting with ways of teaching anatomy without a body, replacing real cadavers with virtual ones.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 15 Nov. 2024
More:Donald Trump targets steelworkers, riffs on golfer's anatomy at Pennsylvania rally
Attention is already being paid to Trump running mate JD Vance.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Poured into the photorealistic portrait of noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo are every one of his skills as a painter, inventor, botanist and unmatched expert on water dynamics, gravity, anatomy and philosophy.
—Hunter Ingram For Variety, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
No substitute Medical schools the world over have, for the past 10 years, been experimenting with ways of teaching anatomy without a body, replacing real cadavers with virtual ones.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 15 Nov. 2024
More:Donald Trump targets steelworkers, riffs on golfer's anatomy at Pennsylvania rally
Attention is already being paid to Trump running mate JD Vance.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomy
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With comprehensive data analysis, doctors can offer more targeted care and improve health outcomes.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The denial rates look at in-network claims, the analysis said.Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 17 Dec. 2024
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In Greece and Rome, students wore crowns of rosemary during examinations to improve their memory.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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The follow-up examinations of NGC 5084 helped the team see this galaxy and its sideways black hole across a wide range of light wavelengths.Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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This sequence, the show’s comic high point, represents at once a deft piece of stagecraft that, in the cacophony of angry comments projected behind the heads of Don and company, becomes a clever comic dissection of the public square in the age of Zoom.Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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Before now, it had only been spotted by humans six times—never alive and never in the correct conditions for dissection.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Anatomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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