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- 1. the branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of organs and tissues that are visible to the naked eye.
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Study of anatomy at the visible or macroscopic level
Gross anatomy is the study of anatomy at the visible or macroscopic level. The counterpart to gross anatomy is the field of histology, which studies microscopic anatomy. Gross anatomy of the human body or other animals seeks to understand the relationship between components of an organism in order to gain a greater appreciation of the roles of those components and their relationships in maintainin... Wikipedia