- descriptive anatomy
- the study or description of individual parts of the body; called also systematic a.
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descriptive anatomy
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Descriptive anatomy — Descriptive De*scrip tive, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif.] Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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descriptive — [di skrip′tiv] adj. describing; of or characterized by description; specif., a) designating or of a branch of a science in which its data or materials are described and classified [descriptive anatomy] b) Gram. designating an adjective that… … English World dictionary
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