Anatomical Meaning

/æ.nəˈtɒ.mɪ.kəl/
C1

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adjOf or relating to anatomy or dissection.

Most important of all, the brain needs global reentry pathways connecting these anatomical structures.
Good doctors explain things to patients in easily understandable ways, using anatomical models and such.
The medical students studied the anatomical structure of the human heart.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The medical students studied the ____ structures of the human heart in detail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The museum had a large collection of ____ models of various animals.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía)bor. Latin anatomiader. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English anatomical From anatomic + -al, after -ical. By surface analysis, anatomy + -ical.

"So he clung to the sides of the vertical tunnel, le wormhole, employing the setules covering his legs, that is, millions of tiny spider-hairs with triangular tips, a wall-creeper physiology if you wish, a hang-upside-down-from-the-ceiling anatomical boon." — 2023, Isabel Waidner, Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, Hamish Hamilton, page 86:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The medical students studied the ____ structures of the human heart in detail.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The museum had a large collection of ____ models of various animals.

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