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Definition: Anatomical |
AnatomicalAdjective1. Of or relating to the structure of the body; "anatomical features". 2. Of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms; "anatomical research". Noun1. An expression that relates to anatomy. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "anatomical" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
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Health | Pertaining to anatomy, or to the structure of the organism. (references) |
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Synonyms: AnatomicalSynonyms: anatomic (adj), anatomical reference (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Texture | Adjective: structural, organic; anatomic, anatomical. |
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 | [Eleventh century anatomical model used to teach physicians location of acupuncture points] / WHO p. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Henrioud.. |  | [Class in anatomical illustration using a live model] / inv. et gravé par Gamelin. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Anatomical Demonstration. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | The Teeth / Anatomical Chart Co. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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Health | Also curable are forms caused by anatomical problems, such as a heart valve defect. (references) | |
Surgery may benefit some patients by eliminating or reducing the narrowing of the airway due to anatomical defects. (references) | ||
Surgical removal of anatomical structures in the head and neck region compromises oral function to varying degrees. (references) | ||
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LUNARIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon, as distinguished from Lunatic, one whom the moon inhabits. The Lunarians have been described by Lucian, Locke and other observers, but without much agreement. For example, Bragellos avers their anatomical identity with Man, but Professor Newcomb says they are more like the hill tribes of Vermont. |
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Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | To justify a general conclusion, requires many observations, even where the subject may be submitted to the anatomical knife, to optical classes, to analysis by fire, or by solvents. |
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| "Anatomical" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.57% of the time. "Anatomical" is used about 231 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.57% | 230 | 19,815 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.43% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 231 | N/A |
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Expressions using "anatomical": anatomical age ♦ anatomical axes ♦ anatomical reference ♦ anatomical sphincter ♦ anatomical structure. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "anatomical": micro-anatomical, neuro-anatomical. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "anatomical"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | anatomies. (various references) | |
Albanian | anatomik (anatomic). (various references) | |
Arabic | مشرح (anatomic), تشريحي (anatomic). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | анатомически (anatomic). (various references) | |
Chinese | 解剖 (Dissect). (various references) | |
Czech | anatomický (anatomic). (various references) | |
Danish | anatomisk (anatomic). (various references) | |
Dutch | anatomisch (anatomic), ontleedkundig (anatomic). (various references) | |
Esperanto | anatomia. (various references) | |
Farsi | وابسته به کالبدشناسی , تشریحی (Descriptive). (various references) | |
Finnish | anatominen. (various references) | |
French | anatomique (anatomic). (various references) | |
German | anatomisch (anatomic), anatomische. (various references) | |
Greek | ανατομικόσ (anatomic), ανατομικός (anatomic). (various references) | |
Hebrew | אנטומי. (various references) | |
Hungarian | anatómiai (anatomic, anatomy), bonctani (anatomic, anatomically). (various references) | |
Indonesian | anatomi (anatomy). (various references) | |
Italian | anatomico (anatomic). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 人体模型 (anatomical model of the human body). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | じんたいもけい (anatomical model of the human body). (various references) | |
Korean | 해부 (Anatomic, Dissection). (various references) | |
Manx | corpronsagh. (various references) | |
Papiamen | anatómiko (anatomist). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | anatomicalay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | anatómico (anatomic), anatômico (anatomic), anatómico. (various references) | |
Romanian | anatomic (anatomic, anatomically). (various references) | |
Russian | анатомический (anatomic). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | anatomski (anatomic). (various references) | |
Spanish | anatómico (anatomic). (various references) | |
Swedish | anatomisk (anatomic). (various references) | |
Turkish | anatomik (anatomic), anatomi ile ilgili (anatomic). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | анатомічний (anatomic). (various references) | |
Welsh | anatomaidd. (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "anatomical": anatomically. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "anatomical": microanatomical, neuroanatomical. (additional references) | |
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"Anatomical" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Anatomia, Anatomico. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "anatomical" (pronounced a'nutÄ"mukul) |
| 6 | -Ä" m u k u l | domical. |
| 5 | -m u k u l | agrochemical, biochemical, chemical, photochemical, polemical. |
| 4 | -u k u l | aeronautical, allegorical, anarchical, anthropological, article, barnacle, biblical, Chronicle, clavicle, clerical, clinical, commonsensical, coracle, cortical, cuticle, diacritical, epochal, equivocal, etymological, farcical, follicle, geophysical, grammatical, hierarchical, hypothetical, impractical, spectacle, tentacle, maniacal, medical, meteorological, methodical, miracle, monocle, mythical, nautical, numerical, obstacle, Oracle, oratorical, particle, pinnacle, political, pontifical, practical, quizzical, radical, receptacle, reciprocal, satirical, skeptical, typical, unequivocal. |
| 3 | -k u l | acoustical, alphabetical, analytical, ankle, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, asymmetrical, atypical, autobiographical, bicycle, bifocal, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, brickle, buckle, cackle, categorical, cervical, chronological, chuckle, circle, classical, comical, conical, crackle, critical, cubicle, cycle, cyclical, cylindrical, cynical, debacle, dermatological, diabolical, dialectical, ducal, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, empirical, encircle, encyclical, epidemiological, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, evangelical, fanatical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, freckle, galenical, geographical, geological, geometrical, geopolitical, gonococcal, grackle, granduncle, graphical, gynecological, hackle, heckle, helical, heretical, heterocercal, historical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypercritical, hypocritical, hysterical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spherical, sprinkle, statistical, stereotypical, stickle, strategical, suckle, surgical, symmetrical, tabernacle, tackle, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, testicle, theatrical, theological, inimical, ironical, jackal, knuckle, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, local, logical, logistical, lyrical, magical, mathematical, matriarchal, mechanical, meikle, metallurgical, metaphorical, metaphysical, methodological, metrical, Mickle, morphological, motorcycle, muckle, musical, mystical, mythological, neoclassical, neurological, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, nonelectrical, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, ontological, optical, ornithological, paradoxical, pathological, patriarchal, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, physical, physiological, pickle, popsicle, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, pumpernickel, puritanical, rabbinical, radiological, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, recycle, rhetorical, ruckle, runkle, sabbatical, semiclassical, semicylindrical, semitropical, serological, shackle, shekel, sickle, sociological, theoretical, tickle, tinkle, topical, toxicological, trickle, tricycle, tropical, twinkle, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncle, uncritical, uneconomical, unethical, unicycle, unshackle, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, vocal, whimsical, Winkle, wrinkle, zoological. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-i-l-m-n-o-t" | |
-2 letters: anatomic, atomical, calamint, claimant, maniacal. | |
-3 letters: actinal, alation, almanac, amanita, animato, cantala, clamant, limacon, manioca, matinal. | |
-4 letters: action, alnico, amatol, animal, anomic, ataman, atomic, atonal, atonic, caiman, calami, camail, camion, canola, catalo, cation, catlin, citola, coital, lactam, lamina, latino, maloti, maniac, manila, manioc, manito, mantic, oilcan, oilman, talion, tincal. | |
-5 letters: actin, alamo, alant, aloin. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-a-c-i-l-m-n-o-t" | |
+1 letter: acclamation. | |
+2 letters: acclamations, anatomically. | |
+3 letters: galactosamine. | |
+4 letters: galactosamines, morganatically, nongrammatical. | |
+5 letters: acclimatization, accommodational, antimonarchical, microanalytical, microanatomical, neuroanatomical, nonmathematical. | |
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