anatomical

[ an-uh-tom-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to anatomy.

anatomical

/ ˌænəˈtɒmɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to anatomy

Derived Forms

• ˌanaˈtomically, adverb

Other Words From

• 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
• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anatomical¹

1580–90; < Late Latin anatomic ( us ) (< Greek anatomikós; anatomy, -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

By the end of 2023, there were six months when the death rate for infants with severe anatomical problems was significantly higher than in the years leading up to the high court’s decision.

From Los Angeles Times

It uses ancillary senses to pick up the slack when the body’s primary anatomical organ — the ear — starts to falter.

From Salon

Kids were given anatomical dolls and encouraged to use puppets, such as Pac-Man, to communicate what was otherwise unspeakable.

From Los Angeles Times

Migratory locusts differ from other insects in the anatomical structure of their olfactory brain, the antennal lobe, which receives and processes olfactory information from the antenna.

From Science Daily

“Genome size doesn’t correlate tightly with anatomical or organismal complexity,” she says.

From Science Magazine

Related Words

• architectural
• basic
• constitutional
• skeletal