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

However, the underlying neurological mechanisms and anatomical changes that come with overworking have yet to be fully understood, the researchers noted. —Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

This resemblance results from a phenomenon known as convergent evolution: when species from different lineages develop similar anatomical features to adapt to the same environment. —Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025

Nevertheless, monotremes can help scientists better understand the earliest stages of mammalian evolution, says Guillermo Rougier, a researcher in anatomical sciences and neurobiology at Kentucky’s University of Louisville who also wasn't involved in the study. —Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025

Lisa references confused nerve endings and anatomical identity crises. —Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anatomical

• astronomical
• economical
• comical
• neuroanatomical
• uneconomical