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anatomy

[uh-nat-uh-mee] / əˈnæt ə mi /




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Far from being finished, anatomy is rediscovering just how incomplete its map of the human body may be.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Textbooks present a “typical” body for teaching, but real human anatomy sits along a spectrum.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

But it is worth remembering that the canonical anatomy presented in textbooks is best understood as a teaching model, not a perfect representation of biological reality.

From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026

Most of the crocodile fossils were incomplete, requiring scientists to reconstruct aspects of the animal's anatomy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Grumbling, she applied herself to memorizing the anatomy of a frog.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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