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Full Definition of ANATOMY. 1. : a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms. 2. : a treatise on anatomical science or art.3. : the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function: dissection. 4.obsolete: a body dissected or to be dissected.edical Definition of ANATOMY. 1. : a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organismsâcompare physiology 1. 2. : a treatise on anatomic science or art.