解剖学(かいぼうがく)

かいぼうがく
noun
anatomy
sciencehealth
1. anatomy
The branch of science concerned with the structure of the bodies of humans, animals, and other organisms.
解剖学(かいぼうがく)を学(まな)ぶ。
To study anatomy.
医学部(いがくぶ)では解剖学(かいぼうがく)が必修(ひっしゅう)だ。
Anatomy is a required subject in medical school.
人体(じんたい)の構造(こうぞう)を理解(りかい)するために解剖学(かいぼうがく)の知識(ちしき)は欠(か)かせない。
Knowledge of anatomy is essential for understanding the structure of the human body.

A compound of 解剖(かいぼう) (dissection) and 学(がく) (study, science). One of the foundational disciplines in medicine and biology. The word 解剖(かいぼう) itself means to cut open and examine, so 解剖学(かいぼうがく) literally means "the study of dissection."

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Similar words

  • 生理学(せいりがく): physiology — the study of how bodies function, complementary to anatomy
  • 解剖(かいぼう): dissection; autopsy — the act of cutting open for examination, not the academic field
  • 組織学(そしきがく): histology — the study of tissues under a microscope
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