anatomist

/əˈnædəməst/

Other forms: anatomists

Definitions of anatomist

1. noun

   an expert in anatomy
   examples:

   Bartolommeo Eustachio

   Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574)

   Herbert McLean Evans

   United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971)

   Gabriele Fallopius

   Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562)

   Galen

   Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)

   Georg Meissner

   German anatomist (1829-1905)

   Johannes Peter Muller

   German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858)

   Andreas Vesalius

   a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564)

   Kaspar Friedrich Wolff

   German anatomist (1733-1794)

   types:

   comparative anatomist

   anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals

   histologist

   anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues

   osteologer, osteologist

   an anatomist who is skilled is osteology

   type of:

   expert, pundit

   a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully