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解剖学 (かいぼうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

解かい剖ぼう学がく

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

anatomy

The scientific study of the structure of living organisms. Used in medical, biological, and academic contexts.

彼かの女じょは大だい学がくで解かい剖ぼう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
She is majoring in anatomy at university.
解かい剖ぼう学がくの知ち識しきは外げ科か医いに

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Knowledge of anatomy is essential for a surgeon.

Kanji

解unravel, notes, key
剖divide
学study, learning, science

Similar words

解かい剖ぼう
解剖 refers to the act of dissection or a post-mortem examination, while 解剖学 is the academic discipline of anatomy.
生せい理り学がく
生理学 is physiology, the study of how living organisms function, whereas 解剖学 focuses on their structure.

Etymology

From 解剖 (dissection) + 学 (study, -ology). The term was coined in the Meiji period as a translation of Western 'anatomy'.