anatomía

Noun

anatomía f

1. anatomy

Etymology

Ancient Greek ανατομή (anatomḗ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anatoˈmia]

Noun

anatomía f (plural anatomías)

1. anatomy

Noun

anatomía f (uncountable)

1. anatomy

Etymology

From Late Latin anatomia, based on Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ, “a cutting up; mutilation, direction”), from ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō, “I cut up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”). Synchronically, ana- +‎ -tomía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anatoˈmia/, [anat̪oˈmia]

Noun

anatomía f (plural anatomías)

1. anatomy

Further reading

• “anatomía” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.