anatomismecommon nounSyllable DecompositionanatomismeEtymologyexpandsee anatomyDefinition1. Abuse which consists in wanting to find, in the parts of simple structure, complicated arrangements that are supposed to be able to account, physically or chemically, for the organic or vital phenomena they offer.physiologieexpandPluralanatomismesSee alsoanatomie (cn.) anatomique (adj.) anatomiser (v.) anatomiste (cn.)