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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Lisa Jhung, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
This wearable device uses an AI algorithm to translate internal anatomical shifts into digital data representing 22 degrees of freedom in the fingers and palm.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
Personalized Through Facial Geometry Researchers are starting to realize that people experience congestion differently because their anatomical features differ.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
And there’s another anatomical quirk in our eyeballs that turns down our perception of blue specifically in the center of our vision.
—Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Anatomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anatomical. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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