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[[File:Gray's Anatomy 20th edition (1918)- Title page.png|thumb|350px|Title page of the 20th edition.]]
'''''Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body''''' was first published in 1858 by Henry Gray. It's been built on ever since. Currently inIn its [[Long Runners|40th42nd edition]] as of October 2020, it's considered the authoritative sourcebook for pretty much all anatomical issues. Those who read it have less of a chance of [[YouArtistic FailLicense: Biology Forever|Failing Biology Forever]] -- [[Doorstopper|if they don't go blind from eyestrain first]].
 
The characters on the show ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' might have read it during med school, but no one knows due to all the [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex|screwing around]] going on there.
 
See also [[Chekov's Gun]].
 
Not to be confused with [[Gray's Anatomy (film)|the movie of the same name starring Spalding Gray]].
 
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* [[Artistic License Biology]]: Averted '''''hard'''''.
* [[Book Safe]]: Philip Markoff, accused but never convicted of being the Craigslist Killer, had a hollowed-out copy of ''Gray's Anatomy'' with a gun inside under his bed.
* [[Technology Marches On]]: The first edition was print-only. The 41st edition had an online version with videos and expert commentaries.
 
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