Anatomism
Pronunciation : A*nat"o*mism
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. anatomisme.]
Definition : 1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e., the French] great figure painters. The London Spectator.
2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913