anatomical
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- anatomically adverb
- nonanatomic adjective
- nonanatomical adjective
- nonanatomically adverb
- pseudoanatomic adjective
- pseudoanatomical adjective
- pseudoanatomically adverb
- semianatomic adjective
- semianatomical adjective
- semianatomically adverb
Etymology
Origin of anatomical
1580–90; < Late Latin anatomic ( us ) (< Greek anatomikós; anatomy, -ic ) + -al 1
Vocabulary lists containing anatomical
Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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"This fossil documents the Cambrian origin of chelicerates," noted Lerosey-Aubril, "and shows that the anatomical blueprint of spiders and horseshoe crabs was already emerging 500 million years ago."
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The architect’s mischievous side comes through in countless sketches for his famous gargoyles, which achieve “both anatomical coherence and a sense of demonic vitality.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
We learn here how this type of analytical perspective derived from scientific illustration, in particular from an anatomical drawing of an exploded human skull.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
"So we conducted a detailed anatomical description of this specimen, making comparisons to other early crocodiles to determine if it was another specimen of Terrestrisuchus or if it was something new."
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Huxley began with a well-reasoned argument about anatomical structure and how Charles had compiled his theory using such data as had never been used before.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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