variants
also anatomic
as in physiological
of or relating to the structure of living bodies or their parts
The scan revealed some anatomical abnormalities in the patient's brain.
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Recent Examples of anatomical
Personalized Through Facial Geometry Researchers are starting to realize that people experience congestion differently because their anatomical features differ.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 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
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
That small sample provided enough anatomical data to confirm a species never before recorded.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 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
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
That small sample provided enough anatomical data to confirm a species never before recorded.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anatomical
Adjective
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Duchamp’s title also alluded to the physiological similarity between a sneeze and an orgasm.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Psilocin resembles the chemical messenger serotonin, which is involved in regulating a range of physiological and psychological functions, including mood, appetite, cognition and sensory perception.—
Hollis Karoly,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Everything down to gear strategy had to account for the physical toll that seven marathons would inevitably have on her body.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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This was the old Magic — the nasty, physical, suffocating defensive team that made every possession feel like work.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Anatomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomical. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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