Anatomist
/əˈnæt.ə.mɪst/noun
A person who studies or practices anatomy, especially by dissecting bodies.
Did you know?Anatomy comes from Greek *anatomē*, literally “cutting up,” and the same root behind it also gave English words tied to slicing and division.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
“a cutting up; dissection”
Late Greek
Greek
ἀνατομιστής (anatomistḗs)
“one who dissects; anatomist”
Late Latin
Latin
anatomista
“an anatomist”
14th–16th Century
Middle English
anatomist
“a person skilled in anatomy or dissection”
Modern English
English
anatomist
“a specialist in anatomy”