anatomically correct
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of anatomically correct
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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Paintings of seated figures almost dissolving into disembodied but anatomically correct drawing, made between about 1941 and 1946, enlarge this story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the Netflix film, Swan demonstrates with calipers on a life-size, anatomically correct male baby doll in a coffee shop to the nervous titters of the participants.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
"N.B. yes, those are anatomically correct heart cakes," she added, referring to a plate holding cakes shaped like real hearts in pools of apparently fake blood.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2024
It got a new coat to spark up the anatomically correct heart shape and valves.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
Her strokes are broad and gentle, the colors muted; Lelia says anatomically correct pictures give the kids nightmares.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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