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Anatomy (Medicine, Embalming/Mummification)
Created by: *AzureEyes Ramesses, 2006-08-03 11:35:36
anat·o·my
Pronunciation: &-'na-t&-mE
noun
Etymology: Late Latin anatomia dissection, from Greek anatomE, from anatemnein to dissect, from ana- + temnein to cut
1 a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms
2 a treatise on anatomic science or art
3 the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function
4 a body dissected or to be dissected
5 structural makeup especially of an organism or any of its parts
6 a separating or dividing into parts for detailed examination : MUMMY: the human body
Research links and bibliographies pertaining to ancient Egyptian medicinal practices, and all related references.