anatomist
Americannoun
-
a specialist in anatomy.
-
a person who analyzes all the parts or elements of something with particular care.
an anatomist of public-school systems and their problems.
noun
Etymology
Origin of anatomist
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Anatomist Louis Pierre Gratiolet opposed the idea that there could exist a specific area responsible for speech, arguing that the brain functions as a whole.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Anatomist Christopher Dean of University College London first calculated the age of the child—probably a boy, given the robustness of its bones—at death by counting daily growth lines in slices of one of his molars.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 21, 2017
He had read my book, The Anatomist, in proof, and enjoyed it.
From The Guardian • Mar. 26, 2017
Anatomist John Hutchinson of London's Royal Veterinary College says that the study “puts a nail in the coffin for the idea that mammals do not routinely exhibit LAGs as a natural part of their growth”.
From Scientific American • Jun. 27, 2012
John Warren, a distinguished Physician and Anatomist, was also born here.
From Revolutionary Heroes, and Other Historical Papers by Parton, James
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
