GENERAL ANATOMY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does general anatomy mean? 

• GENERAL ANATOMY (noun)
  The noun GENERAL ANATOMY has 1 sense:

1. the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

  Familiarity information: GENERAL ANATOMY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENERAL ANATOMY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

anatomy; general anatomy

Hypernyms ("general anatomy" is a kind of...):

morphology (the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants)

Domain member category:

costate (having ribs)

navicular; scaphoid (shaped like a boat)

aboral (opposite to or away from the mouth)

buccal; oral (of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located)

ventricose; ventricous (having a swelling on one side)

intrinsic (situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts)

inner (inside or closer to the inside of the body)

outer (being on or toward the outside of the body)

mesomorphic; muscular (having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer)

mesial (being in or directed toward the midline or mesial plane of the body)

distal (directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body)

costal (of or relating to or near a rib)

laterally (in a lateral direction or location)

distally (far from the center)

sympathetic (of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system)

faucal (of or relating to the fauces)

iliac (of or relating to the ilium)

parietal (of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium)

fenestral (of or relating to or having a fenestra)

ectopic (exhibiting ectopia)

cuneiform (of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones))

intercostal (located or occurring between the ribs)

base ((anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment)

chiasmal; chiasmatic; chiasmic (of or relating to a chiasm)

capsular (resembling a capsule)

bregmatic (of or relating to the bregma of the skull)

axillary (of or relating to the armpit)

atrial (of or relating to a cavity or chamber in the body (especially one of the upper chambers of the heart))

astragalar (of or relating to the anklebone)

ampullar; ampullary (of or related to an ampulla)

inferior (lower than a given reference point)

azygos; azygous (occurring singly; not one of a pair)

diaphragm; midriff ((anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration)

body part (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)

groove; vallecula ((anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part)

partition ((anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism)

septum ((anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities)

fissure ((anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes)

sulcus ((anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain)

hilum; hilus ((anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ)

cingulum ((anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth))

concha ((anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape)

radicle ((anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve))

tube; tube-shaped structure ((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure)

fundus ((anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening)

punctum ((anatomy) a point or small area)

meniscus; semilunar cartilage ((anatomy) a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a joint)

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

proximal (situated nearest to point of attachment or origin)

apophysis ((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra)

lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)

pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))

articulatio; articulation; joint ((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion))

paries; wall ((anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure)

cornu ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape)

corona ((anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape)

ruga ((anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease)

tentorium ((anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum)

zona; zone ((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)

apparatus ((anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function)

incisura; incisure ((anatomy) a notch or small hollow)

cancellate; cancellated; cancellous (having an open or latticed or porous structure)

asternal (not connected to the sternum or breastbone)

distal (situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "general anatomy"):

applied anatomy; clinical anatomy (the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment)

comparative anatomy (the study of anatomical features of animals of different species)

developmental anatomy (the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity)

functional anatomy; morphophysiology; physiological anatomy (the study of anatomy in its relation to function)

gross anatomy; macroscopic anatomy (the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope)

microscopic anatomy (the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs)

neuroanatomy (the anatomy of the nervous system)

osteology (the branch of anatomy that studies the bones of the vertebrate skeleton)

regional anatomy; topographic anatomy; topology (the study of anatomy based on regions or divisions of the body and emphasizing the relations between various structures (muscles and nerves and arteries etc.) in that region)