| anatomism | 1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. "The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. E, the French] great figure painters." (The London Spectator) 2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life. Origin: Cf. F. Anatomisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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