n, pl  -phies  1  :  the physical or natural features of an object or entity and their structural relationships <the of the abdomen>  <membrane proteins may assume many different topographies with respect to their membrane -William Wickner>  <the (size and fluorescent staining intensity) of human chromosomes -Science News>   2  :  REGIONAL ANATOMY .
 
 
 
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