comparative anatomy
21anatomy — /euh nat euh mee/, n., pl. anatomies. 1. the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants. 2. the structure of an animal or plant, or of any of its parts. 3. dissection of all or part of an animal or plant in order to study its… …
22Anatomy — The study of form. Gross anatomy involves structures that can be seen with the naked eye. It is as opposed to microscopic anatomy (or histology) which involves structures seen under the microscope. Traditionally, both gross and microscopic… …
23Comparative (disambiguation) — Contents 1 Language 2 Social sciences 3 Government and law 4 …
24comparative — comparatively, adv. comparativeness, n. /keuhm par euh tiv/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to comparison. 2. proceeding by, founded on, or using comparison as a method of study: comparative anatomy. 3. estimated by comparison; not positive or… …
25comparative — com•par•a•tive [[t]kəmˈpær ə tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) of or pertaining to comparison 2) proceeding by, founded on, or using comparison as a method of study: comparative anatomy[/ex] 3) estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute; relative: to live… …
26comparative — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language that denotes increase in the quality, quantity, or relation expressed by an adjective or adverb 2. considered as if in comparison to… …
27anatomy — n. the study of the structure of living organisms. In medicine it refers to the study of the form and gross structure of the various parts of the human body. The term morphology is sometimes used synonymously with anatomy but it is usually used… …
28comparative — com·par·a·tive kəm par ət iv adj characterized by the systematic comparison of phenomena and esp. of likenesses and dissimilarities <comparative anatomy> <the study of blood types by comparative analysis> …
29comparative — /kəmˈpærətɪv / (say kuhm paruhtiv) adjective 1. of or relating to comparison. 2. proceeding by or founded on comparison: comparative anatomy. 3. estimated by comparison; not positive or absolute; relative. 4. Grammar a. denoting the intermediate… …
30anatomy — Synonyms and related words: aerobiology, agrobiology, amnion, analysis, analyzation, anatomist, anatomizing, angiography, angiology, animal physiology, anthropography, anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometry, anthropotomy, appendicular… …
