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Anatomical definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANATOM'ICAL, a. Belonging to anatomy or dissection; produced by or according to the principles of anatomy, or natural structure of the body; relating to the parts of the body when dissected or separated.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or relating to the structure of the body; "anatomical features" [syn: anatomic, anatomical]
2: of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; "anatomical research" [syn: anatomic, anatomical] n
1: an expression that relates to anatomy [syn: anatomical reference, anatomical]

Merriam Webster's

adjective see anatomy

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or relating to anatomy. 2 structural. Derivatives: anatomically adv. Etymology: F anatomique or LL anatomicus (as ANATOMY)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anatomic An`a*tom"ic, Anatomical An`a*tom"ic*al, a. [L. anatomicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. anatomique. See Anatomy.] Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. --Hume.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Anatomical means relating to the structure of the bodies of people and animals. ...minute anatomical differences between insects. ADJ: usu ADJ n • anatomically I need my pictures to be anatomically correct. ADV