Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to anatomy or dissection.
The two species have some anatomical similarities.
1 more example
So he clung to the sides of the vertical tunnel, le wormhole, employing the setules covering his legs, that is, millions of tiny spider-hairs with triangular tips, a wall-creeper physiology if you wish, a hang-upside-down-from-the-ceiling anatomical boon.
2023, Isabel Waidner, Corey Fah Does Social Mobility, Hamish Hamilton, page 86Synonyms: anatomic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to anatomy or dissection.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to the structure of the body
adjectiveof or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
- Proto-Hellenic*aná
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
- Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
- Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
- Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
- Ancient Greekἀνατέμνω (anatémnō)
- Ancient Greekἀνατομή (anatomḗ)
- Latinanatomia
- Frenchanatomie
- Frenchanatomique
- Latinanatomicus
- Englishanatomic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishanatomical
From anatomic + -al, after -ical. By surface analysis, anatomy + -ical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνατομικός
- ἀνατομικός (anatomikós)Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Brazilian Portuguese anatômico
- anatômicoOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Catalan anatòmic
- anatòmicOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Czech anatomický
- anatomickýOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Danish anatomisk
- anatomiskOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Dutch anatomisch
- anatomischOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Esperanto anatomia
- anatomiaOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Estonian anatoomiline
- anatoomilineOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
European Portuguese anatómico
- anatómicoOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Finnish anatominen
- anatominenOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
French anatomique
- anatomiqueOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
German anatomisch
- anatomischOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Greek ανατομικός
- ανατομικός (anatomikós)Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Hungarian anatómiai
- anatómiaiOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Italian anatomico
- anatomicoOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Latvian anatomisks
- anatomisksOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Norwegian Bokmål anatomisk
- anatomiskOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Polish anatomiczny
- anatomicznyOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Romanian anatomic
- anatomicOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Russian анатоми́ческий
- анатоми́ческий (anatomíčeskij)Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Slovak anatomický
- anatomickýOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Spanish anatómico
- anatómicoOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Turkish anatomik
- anatomikOf or relating to anatomy or dissection
Ukrainian анатомі́чний
- анатомі́чний (anatomíčnyj)Of or relating to anatomy or dissection
Cite this entry
anatomical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatomical
“anatomical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatomical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anatomical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anatomical.
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