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

Pumpkin toadlets are somewhat larger than their cousins, the flea-toads, but curiously, pumpkin toadlets lack some anatomical features that are present in other frogs and toads. —Grrlscientist, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Hardy began by acknowledging the anatomical puzzle of Eddie Brock and the symbiote's fusion. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024

By the end of 2023, there were six months when the death rate for infants with severe anatomical problems was significantly higher than in the years leading up to the high court’s decision. —Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024

At a rally in western Pennsylvania Saturday night, Trump spent 15 minutes doting on the late pro-golfer Arnold Palmer, adding in an anatomical anecdote. —Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above