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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There is a unique anatomical panel embedded in this wrap that supports and protects your episiotomy incisions and perineal tears.
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The coroner found no anatomical cause of death—no brain bleed, no congenital defects, no reason that an otherwise healthy boy had suddenly died.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
According to a 2015 morpho-anatomical study published in Flora, the resin originates in specialized ground parenchyma cells and cortex cells containing polyphenolic inclusions, which secrete the resin into the wounded area.
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But the anatomical similarities end there.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
The coroner found no anatomical cause of death—no brain bleed, no congenital defects, no reason that an otherwise healthy boy had suddenly died.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
According to a 2015 morpho-anatomical study published in Flora, the resin originates in specialized ground parenchyma cells and cortex cells containing polyphenolic inclusions, which secrete the resin into the wounded area.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But the anatomical similarities end there.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for anatomical
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“Anatomical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anatomical. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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