anatomical

or an·a·tom·ic

[an-uh-tom-i-kuh l or an-uh-tom-ik]

adjective

of or relating to anatomy.

Origin of anatomical

1580–90; < Late Latin anatomic(us) (< Greek anatomikós; see anatomy, -ic) + -al¹

Related formsan·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·an·a·tom·ic, adjectivenon·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjectivenon·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·an·a·tom·ic, adjectivepseu·do·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjectivepseu·do·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbsem·i·an·a·tom·ic, adjectivesem·i·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for anatomically

Contemporary Examples of anatomically

The earliest fossils of anatomically modern humans are from about 200,000 years ago.
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October 20, 2014
It ends with a colossal, anatomically correct forty-six foot tall baby boy.
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October 11, 2013
This is a blow-up love doll that is made to anatomically resemble pop star Miley Cyrus.
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February 17, 2012
One may anatomically assume that this term is used only by the men of the Jersey Shore cast.
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Jaimie Etkin
August 4, 2011
The target was a poster board of an anatomically correct gentleman bending over.
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June 26, 2009

Historical Examples of anatomically

Anatomically related to A. lapicida, but no external resemblance.
Our British Snails
John William Horsley
Teeth are anatomically classed with bones, which in many respects they resemble.
The Horse's Mouth
Edward Mayhew
Anatomically speaking, green bulbuls are not bulbuls at all.
Jungle Folk
Douglas Dewar
Anatomically they are related neither to the Neanderthals nor to the Cr-Magnons.
Men of the Old Stone Age
Henry Fairfield Osborn
Anatomically, there is no difference between a Negro and a European.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1
Hubert Howe Bancroft

British Dictionary definitions for anatomically

anatomical

adjective

of or relating to anatomy

Derived Formsanatomically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for anatomically

adv.

1640s, from anatomical + -ly (2). Anatomically correct, of dolls and meaning "with genitalia," is attested 1968, perhaps 1967, American English, in reference to Petit Frère, an imported French boy doll.

anatomical

adj.

1580s; see anatomy + -ical.

anatomically in Medicine

anatomical

[ăn′ə-tŏm′ĭ-kəl]

adj.

Concerned with anatomy.
Concerned with dissection.
Related to the structure of an organism.