(かいぼうがく)

かいぼうがく
noun
anatomy
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)(まな)ぶ。
To study anatomy.
医学部(いがくぶ)では解剖学(かいぼうがく)必修(ひっしゅう)だ。
Anatomy is a required subject in medical school.
人体(じんたい)構造(こうぞう)理解(りかい)するために解剖学(かいぼうがく)知識(ちしき)()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 (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."

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 人体(じんたい)解剖学(かいぼうがく): human anatomy
  • 比較(ひかく)解剖学(かいぼうがく): comparative anatomy
  • 解剖学(かいぼうがく)教科書(きょうかしょ): anatomy textbook
  • 解剖学(かいぼうがく)(てき): anatomical

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