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anatomy

[uh-nat-uh-mee] / əˈnæt ə mi /




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One user posted a screenshot of Fable refusing to answer a query on basic cellular anatomy: “Tell me about mitochondria.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The lot was valued at between £500-£800 and came in a box marked as belonging to an anatomy class at the University of Glasgow.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The saber-toothed cat that appears mirage-like through a window, an optical illusion known as a Pepper’s Ghost, doesn’t reflect modern knowledge of the animal’s anatomy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“Due to the unique anatomy of their airways, bulldogs can experience more respiratory distress in their golden years and may also have a harder time regulating their temperature as a result,” Greenstein says.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

It was a serious one, but the knowledge of medicine and anatomy I'd absorbed willy-nilly in Dr. Bright's service told me that no artery had been severed.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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