anatomical
- adjective
- /ˌænəˈtɑːmɪkəl/
- Islamic medicine produced detailed, accurate anatomical studies, even while following the ancient injunction against dissection.
- anatomical structure
- anatomical location
- anatomical detail
I'm not trying to throw a whole bunch of anatomical vocabulary at you.
- I'm not trying to throw a whole bunch of anatomical vocabulary at you.
- But she has like, an anatomical vagina.
- Like get veiny like, like do something to look like a human anatomical chart.
- And what Sam talks a lot about is that we have a, an anatomical, physiological set of things that make us who we are.
- It goes to so many places in the body, but it is actually a direct anatomical connection between the brain and the gut itself.
- You started off by looking at a human being as an anatomical structure rather than a process in consciousness.
- You need to know that kind of anatomical thing about hands.
- It hugs the they call it the anatomical design, sound scientific.
- Because the pole is my literal anatomical pole.
- Like imagine the most anatomical conversation.
Examples
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The hands and feet, and general anatomical structure, are more like our primates.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yeah, OK, those anatomical results matter, and they're telling us something.
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"And in the afternoon, you will be given the opportunity to explore our anatomical structures.
Fiction book (1991) -
And those are available to us by anatomical observation.
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The brain as an anatomical structure has brain tissue.
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The current literature regarding appropriate anatomical parameters varies greatly.
Academic text (2015) -
Peel back that outer layer of skin and get yourself acquainted with the general anatomical structure.
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This simple anatomical drawing is the beginning of Mona Lisa's smile.
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How is race performance related to the anatomical and physiological attributes of the successful racer?
Academic text (1992) -
The doctor explained how the anatomical structure of the heart works.
Synonyms
Relating to the structure of the body or other living things
How living things get their shape and parts
Relating to the shape and structure of land and living things
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of a living thing that has a specific shape and job in the body
- Specialized
A ring of muscle that closes or controls an opening in the body
- Specialized
A person standing facing forward with arms at sides and palms forward, used as a reference for describing the body
How Technical
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word anatomical comes from the Greek parts ana- meaning 'up' or 'through' and tome meaning 'cut', the same root as anatomy. It originally meant 'cutting up' a body to look at its parts, so anatomical now means 'relating to the structure' of living things.