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xenonatomy

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía)bor. Latin anatomiader. Old French anatomiebor. Middle English anatomie English anatomy English xenonatomy From xeno- + anatomy.

  1. derived from anatomie English anatomy English xenonatomy From xeno- + anatomy
  2. derived from anatomiebor
  3. derived from anatomiader

Definitions

  1. The study of alien anatomy.

    • Until yesterday, McCoy had been teaching a course in Xenoanatomy at the Starfleet medical school on Prima, parsecs away.
    • The argument was that decisions had to be made by someone who was not herself a specialist, so she wouldn't give preferential treatment to xenoanatomy or linguistics or whatever. Martian cuisine.
    • I took a course in xenoanatomy. We dissected a variety of human corpses.

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