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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Throughout the day, the wearable tracked his physiological responses to various environments, from the stress of a live television broadcast to the physical exertion of a workout.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Whoop tracks long-term metrics like physiological age (which may differ from your chronological age) and your pace of aging.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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In the face of shooting and shooting-up deaths, if permanent gates — which are, after all, only a physical manifestation of the existing curfew — will deter mischief and malfeasance post-midnight, then my vote is to lock it up.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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This may well be true, according to BNP Paribas Asset Management portfolio manager Sophie Huynh, but physical constraints could pose a bigger problem to profits than the cycle itself.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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“Anatomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anatomical. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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