anatomical

C2 Topic:Science & Research
US /æ.nəˈtɑ.mɪ.kəl/ UK /æ.nəˈtɒ.mɪ.kəl/
adj noun Freq #33854

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of or relating to the structure of the body

    Anatomical features.

  2. 2
    adj

    of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms

    Anatomical research.

  3. 3
    adj

    Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

    The two species have some anatomical similarities.

  4. 4
    noun

    an expression that relates to anatomy

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · of or relating to the... anatomic
2 adj · of or relating to the... anatomic
3 adj · of or relating to anatomy... anatomic
4 noun · an expression that relates... anatomical reference
Word family
Forms anatomically

Etymology

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) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ 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 ana...

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