anatomical

adjective

an·​a·​tom·​i·​cal ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-kəl 

variants or less commonly anatomic

ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mik 

: 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

Mayberg has been mapping anatomical areas of the brain that are either hyperactive or inactive in depressed men and women.

—Siddhartha Mukherjee

Diabetes 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.

anatomically

ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

… in Africa and possibly in the Middle East, anatomically modern humans were evolving.

—Rick Gore

Examples of anatomical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Long before vertebrates had even started evolving, these marine predators had already developed complex anatomical strategies for survival. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

All are images from Derian’s personal archive, in which he’s collected everything from flowers to birds, animals, fruits, vegetables, shells, insects, music sheets, and anatomical charts. —Curbed Editors, Curbed, 29 Nov. 2024

From early renderings of flying machines to anatomical drawings of the circulatory system, da Vinci never stopped learning, even if the world wasn’t quite ready for his observations. —Hunter Ingram For Variety, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024

While some chose to compare the design by artist Phillip K. Smith III to a 9-foot-high doughnut, many were outraged by the anatomical likeness that the AIDS memorial evoked. —Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above