macroanatomy

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Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-rós

Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós

Proto-Hellenic *makrós

Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der.

French macro-der.

English macro-

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

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin anatomiader.

Old French anatomiebor.

Middle English anatomie

English anatomy

English macroanatomy

From macro- + anatomy.

Noun

macroanatomy (uncountable)

1. Synonym of gross anatomy.

Hypernyms

• anatomy

Coordinate terms

• microanatomy

Derived terms

• macroanatomical (macroanatomic)