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解剖 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • anatomy noun The scientific study of the structure of living things, especially their bodies.
  • autopsy noun A medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
  • dissection noun The act of cutting something open to examine its parts.

Senses

解剖 is used for these senses in English:

  • anatomy The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.
  • autopsy A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
  • dissection The act of dissecting.
  • post mortem An investigation of a corpse to determine the cause of death.

anatomy — full definition

  1. noun The scientific study of the structure of living things, especially their bodies.
  2. noun The physical structure of a person, animal, or plant.

autopsy — full definition

  1. noun A medical examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death.
  2. noun A detailed review of something after it has gone wrong, to figure out what caused the failure.

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