anatomically correct
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- adjective
- /əˈnætəˌmɪkli kəˈrɛkt/
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anatómicamente correcto
- During the workshop, participants learned to create anatomically correct sculptures that highlighted human anatomy.
- anatomically correct doll
- anatomically correct female
Examples
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Near as I can tell, they're anatomically correct and are a far better depiction of real women than many, many comic book artists.
Blog text (30) -
OK, so the bones in my hand are from an anatomically correct model that I bought.
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The investigator should bring along anatomically correct dolls or other necessary equipment.
Academic text (1992) -
All of the dinosaurs' legs were anatomically correct, and all of the creatures in his pictures were the correct size in relation to each other.
Blog text (21) -
One medical modeling company uses CAD software to make sure its models are anatomically correct—down to the smallest detail.
Academic text (2007) -
The anatomy class used anatomically correct models to teach students about human physiology.
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Teachers often choose anatomically correct diagrams to explain the complexities of the human body.
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase's meaning is directly built from 'anatomically' (pertaining to anatomy) + 'correct' (accurately free from error), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to accuracy in anatomical structure or appearance. This compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so it would be understandable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Anatomically correct comes from models and pictures that show the body's parts exactly. The words anatomically ('about the body's parts') and correct ('accurate') help you remember that anatomically correct means 'accurately showing how the body looks', often including the private parts to help learning.