anatomical
adjective
an·a·tom·i·cal
ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-kəl 
variants
or less commonly anatomic
: of or relating to anatomy or the body structure of organisms
anatomical studies/structures/mechanisms
The mollusks are divided according to common anatomical traits into seven classes …—
Carol M. Lalli and Ronald W. Gilmer
Carol M. Lalli and Ronald W. GilmerMayberg has been mapping anatomical areas of the brain that are either hyperactive or inactive in depressed men and women.—Siddhartha Mukherjee
Siddhartha MukherjeeDiabetes mellitus is characterized by a broad array of physiologic and anatomic abnormalities, but its most notable feature is disturbed glucose metabolism, which results in inappropriate hyperglycemia.—George F. Cahill, Jr. et al.
George F. Cahill, Jr. et al.
anatomically
adverb
… in Africa and possibly in the Middle East, anatomically modern humans were evolving.
—Rick Gore
Rick Gore
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Realigning the bones virtually in their correct anatomical positions revealed the upper part of the face for the first time, including the orbital region where Little Foot’s eyes would have been.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
By capturing organisms in extraordinary detail, resources like Antscan create a permanent, high-resolution record of life’s architecture—an anatomical time capsule that can be queried and revisited long after fragile specimens degrade or wild populations vanish.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
This new research deploys soft material 3D-printing to accurately recreate anatomical features.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Speaking of sexy, Kristen Wiig, to borrow Pop Crave’s verbiage, stunned in a black silk dress, and Taylor, who has walked every red carpet body-first, wore a trompe l’oeil couture dress by Thom Browne with an artsy and meticulously pieced-together anatomical bodice.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
By capturing organisms in extraordinary detail, resources like Antscan create a permanent, high-resolution record of life’s architecture—an anatomical time capsule that can be queried and revisited long after fragile specimens degrade or wild populations vanish.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
This new research deploys soft material 3D-printing to accurately recreate anatomical features.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Speaking of sexy, Kristen Wiig, to borrow Pop Crave’s verbiage, stunned in a black silk dress, and Taylor, who has walked every red carpet body-first, wore a trompe l’oeil couture dress by Thom Browne with an artsy and meticulously pieced-together anatomical bodice.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Anatomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anatomical. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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