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anatomy
The branch of science concerned with the structure of the bodies of humans, animals, and other organisms.
解剖学を学ぶ。
To study anatomy.
医学部では解剖学が必修だ。
Anatomy is a required subject in medical school.
人体の構造を理解するために解剖学の知識は欠かせない。
Knowledge of anatomy is essential for understanding the structure of the human body.
A compound of 解剖 (dissection) and 学 (study, science). One of the foundational disciplines in medicine and biology. The word 解剖 itself means to cut open and examine, so 解剖学 literally means "the study of dissection."
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 人体解剖学: human anatomy
- 比較解剖学: comparative anatomy
- 解剖学の教科書: anatomy textbook
- 解剖学的: anatomical
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 生理学: physiology — the study of how bodies function, complementary to anatomy
- 解剖: dissection; autopsy — the act of cutting open for examination, not the academic field
- 組織学: histology — the study of tissues under a microscope