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[an-uh-tom-i-kuhl]

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adjective

of or pertaining to anatomy.

Also, an·a·tom·ic.

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

Related forms

an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

non·an·a·tom·ic, adjective

non·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjective

non·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

pseu·do·an·a·tom·ic, adjective

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pseu·do·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjective

pseu·do·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

sem·i·an·a·tom·ic, adjective

sem·i·an·a·tom·i·cal, adjective

sem·i·an·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Example Sentences

Centuries of studies of the human body would suggest that all major anatomical structures have been identified.

Yet ultimately, height is a social as well as an anatomical fact.

Apart from specialised nerve cells, there is a lot of anatomical specialisation in the brain itself.

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Centuries of studies of the human body would suggest that all major anatomical structures have been identified.

Yet ultimately, height is a social as well as an anatomical fact.

Apart from specialised nerve cells, there is a lot of anatomical specialisation in the brain itself.

Learning about an anatomical oddity of female hyenas-they have penises.

Vesalius's anatomical illustrations were remarkably accurate and artistically accomplished.

It seems an obvious line of investigation that would put the anatomical arguments to rest.

Anatomical examinations revealed similarities between the mice's brains and those of human patients.

Scientists have found the first evidence of an anatomical connection between the nervous system and the immune system.

Both of these anatomical changes are seen in human schizophrenics too.

But it also had anatomical features that obviously suited it for aquatic life.

Yet the purpose of this straightforward anatomical arrangement has baffled researchers.

Bailey used basic anatomical comparison to set the stage for his idea.

Nearby, there's an anatomical model with an exposed brain.

Self-conscious women are now turning to more obscure anatomical zones.

It is possible-just-that these anatomical differences are the result of long and rigorous training.

Organized by body system, the chapters offer a balanced combination of basic anatomical and physiological information.

Some extinct animals have anatomical oddities that seem destined to be confined to the marginalia of history.

Their anatomical similarities came through convergent evolution.

He bases his conclusion, you state, on medical records that show no anatomical cause of death.

Mack and his team are currently collecting fresh anatomical material and developing new models to test this theory.

What's even more interesting: fish larvae have anatomical features for detecting sound.

Despite these anatomical similarities, however, such chains of individuals had not previously been seen among these arthropods.

The living room is filled with taxidermy and anatomical models.

Future field expeditions are expected to focus on anatomical studies and sensory research.

It evolves distinctive anatomical features and adaptations for the colder climes.

The clever folks, however, forgot that anatomical double entendres trump all other humor.

They say evidence from anatomical and fossil studies confirm the rodent order and its inclusion of the guinea pig.

To avoid being too anatomical when photographing the human form, try using soft focus or a little blur.

We should let the comparative anatomical studies do the talking, not your pet theories.

But when they took a closer look at these species, the researchers noticed anatomical similarities.

So he experimented in his home laboratory and greenhouses, cross-pollinating some plants with their anatomical opposites.

Morphology is the science of anatomical shape and design.

But the spot-slashing of gray matter is not the only early anatomical sign of the disorder.

Bostwick's early work focused on the anatomical peculiarities of the males' wings.

The writers insistently deflect their gaze from anatomical gender difference, angrily proclaiming that it is a nonissue.

Anatomical fossils have given scant confirmation about when our ancestors developed a fully modern gait.

Sometimes a free market crashes, an anatomical trait makes no sense, and the better idea loses.

Nexia's technology relies on the anatomical similarity between the spider silk gland and goat mammary glands.

There is the basic geological and anatomical data, but restoring ancient interactions and ecosystems is often a tricky process.

Nor were the minute anatomical details of the teeth especially helpful in solving this case.

It seems to me that such speculation remains acceptable, particularly if directed toward non-anthropoid anatomical configurations.

Abrahams guiding viewers through anatomical models of human organs.

The fossil record tracks anatomical changes as whales.

Don't worry if you can't envision every little anatomical flourish in.

The anatomical parts of the woman do not fit: the head seems to belong to one person, the shoulders and arms to another.

Still, over the decades researchers who doubted the dinosaur-bird link also made good anatomical arguments.

But other anatomical studies have led to different conclusions:.

Chiappe's findings indicate, however, that these two phases of anatomical development evolved independently of one another.

Some parasites cause even more dramatic anatomical changes in their victims.

Together, the anatomical details of these bones help scientists distinguish between fossil mysticetes and odontocetes.

Supermodels, walking billboards of anatomical fads, heralded the shift with their craze for navel rings.

Marean said the rapidly growing evidence is beginning to put behavioral evolution in step with anatomical development.

Nature meant them to be anatomical funny men, and there's nothing much any one can do about nature, not even a script writer.

Just as the body has an anatomical prehistory of millions of years, so also does the psychic system.

My personal anatomical philosophy for theropods includes a sealed oral margin.

But the study said, any change in the anatomical development of the ear was apparently not so severe as to disrupt hearing.

They also performed anatomical studies of the mosquitoes.

Studying evidence of climate change helps us understand changes in anatomical structure.

Anatomical features do not always translate easily into function.

Ohio, says anatomical differences largely explain women's greater susceptibility.

The researchers were tipped off to this deep link by some anatomical similarities among bird and alligator lungs.

At the beach, the crowds rub sunblock on pretty much the same anatomical territory exposed by sunbathers at any other resort.

Visual prostheses are de-101 lineated based on the anatomical location of the stimu-102 latingelectrode array.

Specific anatomical and physiological properties in the airways are more likely to be present in obese individuals with apnea.

It's starting to look as though this may not be a particularly creative use of valuable anatomical real estate.

Another step is to do anatomical work on the animal's.

He also used an obscene anatomical reference to describe her.

She also achieves some remarkable split-second anatomical illusions sculpturing honey in the air.

The anatomical studies could not show what the actual effects of the brain differences were.

But a comparably unhealthy curiosity ought to be prompted by some of the bizarre anatomical minutiae that is cataloged here.

The link was previously suggested by anatomical similarities.

The anatomical structures responsible for orgasm in men and women are not all that different.

Nor did the statement state the clot's specific anatomical location.

Dowden was recognized for the anatomical accuracy and beauty of her paintings.

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World English Dictionary

anatomical (ˌænəˈtɒmɪk^əl)

—*adj*
	of or relating to anatomy

ana'tomically

—*adv*

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Medical Dictionary

anatomical an·a·tom·i·cal (ān'ə-tŏm'ĭ-kəl) or an·a·tom·ic (-tŏm'ĭk)
adj.