Anatomy
Definition
A fundamental branch of biology and medicine dealing with the study of the structure, shape, arrangement, and spatial relationships of the component organs and tissues of a living organism (human, animal, or plant). In a figurative sense, the term describes a meticulous, detailed, and structural analysis of a phenomenon, a literary work, a social state, or a complex situation.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anatomy
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, regular structural plural variations with standard case inflections in scientific texts. |
| Formation | Scientific terminology derived from the ancient Greek word for cutting up or dissection, stabilized internationally. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ə.ˈnæt.ə.mi] |
| Source | Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary and Biomedical Sciences Nomenclature |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Studenții din anul întâi de la facultatea de medicină petrec foarte mult timp în laboratorul de anatomie umană.
EN: First-year students at the faculty of medicine spend a great deal of time in the human anatomy laboratory.
RO: Această carte oferă o adevărată anatomie a societății interbelice, descriind în detaliu mecanismele ei politice.
EN: This book offers a true anatomy of interwar society, describing its political mechanisms in detail.
RO: Profesorul ne-a explicat diferențele majore dintre o anatomie patologică și una fiziologică normală.
EN: The professor explained to us the major differences between a pathological anatomy and a normal physiological one.
Idioms & Phrases
Anatomie comparată / Comparative anatomy
RO: Studiu în paralel al structurilor corporale la diferite specii de animale pentru a stabili asemănările evolutive.
EN: The parallel study of bodily structures across different animal species to establish evolutionary similarities.
Anatomie patologică / Pathological anatomy
RO: Ramură medicală axată pe examinarea modificărilor structurale induse în țesuturi și organe de către boli.
EN: A medical branch focused on examining the structural alterations induced in tissues and organs by diseases.
Anatomia unui eșec / Anatomy of a failure
RO: Expresie figurată ce desemnează analiza amănunțită a cauzelor și etapelor care au dus la ratarea unui proiect.
EN: A figurative expression designating the detailed analysis of the causes and stages that led to a project's failure.
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