anatomical
adjUK /æ.nəˈtɒ.mɪ.kəl/ · US /æ.nəˈtɑ.mɪ.kəl/
Etymology From anatomic + -al, after -ical. By surface analysis, anatomy + -ical.
1
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.
- The two species have some anatomical similarities.
- 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:
- Synonyms
- anatomic
- Derived terms
- anatomical dead space, anatomically, anatomical position, anatomical snuffbox, clinicoanatomical, electroanatomical, extraanatomical, histoanatomical, macroanatomical, microanatomical, morphoanatomical, myoanatomical, neuroanatomical, nonanatomical, pathoanatomical, pseudoanatomical, semianatomical, unanatomical