anatomical
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Etymology
Origin of anatomical
1580–90; < Late Latin anatomic ( us ) (< Greek anatomikós; see anatomy, -ic) + -al 1
Vocabulary lists containing anatomical
Evolutionary Biology - Natural Selection - Middle School
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Displayed alongside several of Ishioka’s original design drawings, the armor offers a fascinating look at how her ideas evolved from pencil on paper into something almost anatomical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Having a physically small or crowded optic nerve, also called a “disc at risk,” is the single strongest anatomical risk factor for developing NAION, optometrists and neuro-ophthalmologists said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
However, anatomical studies have shown that in humans, the projections reach the cortex long before those final connections are established.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tree shrews were chosen for the experiments because their eyes have anatomical and optical characteristics that are similar to human eyes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Morgan and Sturtevant extended that anatomical strand in the 1920s, demonstrating that genes were material units, spread linearly along chromosomes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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