n, pl  -mies  1  :  a branch of morphology that deals with the structure of organisms - compare PHYSIOLOGY1    2  :  a treatise on anatomic science or art  3  :  the art of separating the parts of an organism in order to ascertain their position, relations, structure, and function  :  DISSECTION  4  :  structural makeup esp. of an organism or any of its parts .
 
 
 
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