Anatomical
adjective
Related to the science of body structure and parts.
The medical student studied the anatomical structure of the human body.
Often appears as...
- anatomical structure
- anatomical position
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Formal
Academic
adjective
In reference to the arrangement of the different parts of a thing.
The anatomical design of the bird’s wing allows for flight.
Often appears as...
- anatomical design
- anatomical arrangement
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Related to the science of body structure and parts.
The medical student studied the anatomical structure of the human body.
Often appears as...
- anatomical structure
- anatomical position
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
In reference to the arrangement of the different parts of a thing.
The anatomical design of the bird’s wing allows for flight.
Often appears as...
- anatomical design
- anatomical arrangement
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Often used in medical or biology textbooks and lectures to refer to body structures.
An anatomical diagram can help visualize the heart's chambers.
Pro Tip 2/3Precise Terminology
Anatomical terms are specific to areas of the body, aiding precise communication in healthcare.
Anatomical terms like 'anterior' and 'posterior' are key in surgery.
Pro Tip 3/3Human and Animals
Refers to structures of human bodies and can also be applied to animal biology.
Veterinary students study the anatomical similarities between humans and mammals.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Often used in medical or biology textbooks and lectures to refer to body structures.
An anatomical diagram can help visualize the heart's chambers.
Pro Tip 2/3Precise Terminology
Anatomical terms are specific to areas of the body, aiding precise communication in healthcare.
Anatomical terms like 'anterior' and 'posterior' are key in surgery.
Pro Tip 3/3Human and Animals
Refers to structures of human bodies and can also be applied to animal biology.
Veterinary students study the anatomical similarities between humans and mammals.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Often used in medical or biology textbooks and lectures to refer to body structures.
An anatomical diagram can help visualize the heart's chambers.
Pro Tip 2/3Precise Terminology
Anatomical terms are specific to areas of the body, aiding precise communication in healthcare.
Anatomical terms like 'anterior' and 'posterior' are key in surgery.
Pro Tip 3/3Human and Animals
Refers to structures of human bodies and can also be applied to animal biology.
Veterinary students study the anatomical similarities between humans and mammals.
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
Anatomical structures, or physiological mechanisms, with no apparent purpose present challenges to evolutionary biologists. Do such structures serve some hidden function that hasn't yet been discovered? Or are they relics of our evolutionary past, having once served some important purpose
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Why does your voice...
The specific sound of a speaking voice is the result of many anatomical variables, but it’s mostly determined by the age and health of our vocal cords and the size of our larynxes. The larynx is a complex system of muscle and cartilage that supports and moves the vocal cords,
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The spellbinding art of...
Yet there's something fascinating happening right now. Artists are breaking anatomy out of the confines of the medical world and are thrusting it into the public space. For the past nine years, I have been cataloguing and sharing this rise in anatomical art with the public --
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A shark-deterrent...
the physical characteristics of the eyes of the three main predatory sharks, so the great white, tiger and bull shark. We did that genetically and we did that anatomically. The next thing we did was to understand, using complex computer modeling,
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How to master your sense...
put their noses right at the place they want to smell. Human noses, meanwhile, are casting around in the middle of the air, giving us an anatomical disadvantage. So bring your nose close to the world around you. The ground, surfaces, objects,
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Sharks vs. Pig:...
scientists in Canada found deep-sea dwelling animals taking a chance and going after a pig carcass where oxygen is at extremely low levels pigs are used in decomposition studies because they are anatomically similar to humans the
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"A Bird Made of Birds" PIPE...
of the anatomical heart of a blue whale that scientists had hung on a hook from the ceiling, which is how they were able to observe that the heart of a blue whale is big enough that a person can stand up fully inside of it.
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Want to be a better...
colors represent a different area of the anatomy within the simulator and the graph shows the amount of pressure that's applied in each of those anatomical areas over time the one you want to look at is the dark red or dark
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The virginity fraud PIPE...
But the truth is, this is about so much more than an anatomical misunderstanding. The myths about the hymen have lived on for centuries because they have cultural significance. They have been used as a powerful tool
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Hair-Raising Hyena...
you can see he's been very submissive bowing his head every time females go by laying very low why is it that the males are so incredibly timid and hesitant around female hyenas what's that about anatomically
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
Anatomical structures, or physiological mechanisms, with no apparent purpose present challenges to evolutionary biologists. Do such structures serve some hidden function that hasn't yet been discovered? Or are they relics of our evolutionary past, having once served some important purpose
Video examples
Why does your voice...
The specific sound of a speaking voice is the result of many anatomical variables, but it’s mostly determined by the age and health of our vocal cords and the size of our larynxes. The larynx is a complex system of muscle and cartilage that supports and moves the vocal cords,
Video examples
The spellbinding art of...
Yet there's something fascinating happening right now. Artists are breaking anatomy out of the confines of the medical world and are thrusting it into the public space. For the past nine years, I have been cataloguing and sharing this rise in anatomical art with the public --
Video examples
A shark-deterrent...
the physical characteristics of the eyes of the three main predatory sharks, so the great white, tiger and bull shark. We did that genetically and we did that anatomically. The next thing we did was to understand, using complex computer modeling,
Video examples
How to master your sense...
put their noses right at the place they want to smell. Human noses, meanwhile, are casting around in the middle of the air, giving us an anatomical disadvantage. So bring your nose close to the world around you. The ground, surfaces, objects,
Video examples
Sharks vs. Pig:...
scientists in Canada found deep-sea dwelling animals taking a chance and going after a pig carcass where oxygen is at extremely low levels pigs are used in decomposition studies because they are anatomically similar to humans the
Video examples
"A Bird Made of Birds" PIPE...
of the anatomical heart of a blue whale that scientists had hung on a hook from the ceiling, which is how they were able to observe that the heart of a blue whale is big enough that a person can stand up fully inside of it.
Video examples
Want to be a better...
colors represent a different area of the anatomy within the simulator and the graph shows the amount of pressure that's applied in each of those anatomical areas over time the one you want to look at is the dark red or dark
Video examples
The virginity fraud PIPE...
But the truth is, this is about so much more than an anatomical misunderstanding. The myths about the hymen have lived on for centuries because they have cultural significance. They have been used as a powerful tool
Video examples
Hair-Raising Hyena...
you can see he's been very submissive bowing his head every time females go by laying very low why is it that the males are so incredibly timid and hesitant around female hyenas what's that about anatomically
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Miguel Nicolelis
Brazilian Scientist
In my view, while the single neuron is the basic anatomical and information processing-signaling unit of the brain, it is not capable of generating behaviors and, ultimately, thinking. Instead, the true functional unit of the central nervous system is a population of neurons, or neural ensembles or cell assemblies.
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Henry Gray
English Scientist
Surgical Anatomy is, to the student of medicine and surgery, the most essential branch of anatomical science, having reference more especially to an accurate knowledge of the more important regions, and consisting in the application of anatomy generally to the practice of surgery.
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Mary Roach
American Author
I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me.
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Franz Boas
American Scientist
We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of these traits in groups of men found in different geographical areas and in different social classes.
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Asia Kate Dillon
American Actor
What I learned through my research is that the word 'actor,' specifically in reference to those who performed in plays, came about in the late 1500s as a non-gendered word. It applied to all people, regardless of anatomical sex or gender identity.
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Alice Dreger
American Scientist
Instead of constantly enhancing the norm - forever upping the ante of the 'normal' with new technologies - we should work on enhancing the concept of normal by broadening appreciation of anatomical variation.
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LZ Granderson
American Journalist
Believe me, I recognize the cultural and anatomical challenges and respect the sacrifices women make in order to balance family and a career, or family with no career, or career with no family.
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Alice Roberts
English Scientist
If a group of humans began to run regularly, perhaps allowing them to hunt or scavenge more effectively, anatomical changes would follow, especially among the still-developing youngsters.
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Lucien Bourjeily
Lebanese Director
There is an anatomical dysfunction in today's Lebanon, and we have been stuck in a socio-political vicious circle for decades.
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Brent Spiner
American Actor
Yes, Data is hairless but I am not. And we are both anatomically correct.
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Miguel Nicolelis
Brazilian Scientist
In my view, while the single neuron is the basic anatomical and information processing-signaling unit of the brain, it is not capable of generating behaviors and, ultimately, thinking. Instead, the true functional unit of the central nervous system is a population of neurons, or neural ensembles or cell assemblies.
Quote examples
Henry Gray
English Scientist
Surgical Anatomy is, to the student of medicine and surgery, the most essential branch of anatomical science, having reference more especially to an accurate knowledge of the more important regions, and consisting in the application of anatomy generally to the practice of surgery.
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Mary Roach
American Author
I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me.
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Franz Boas
American Scientist
We do not discuss the anatomical, physiological, and mental characteristics of man considered as an individual; but we are interested in the diversity of these traits in groups of men found in different geographical areas and in different social classes.
Quote examples
Asia Kate Dillon
American Actor
What I learned through my research is that the word 'actor,' specifically in reference to those who performed in plays, came about in the late 1500s as a non-gendered word. It applied to all people, regardless of anatomical sex or gender identity.
Quote examples
Alice Dreger
American Scientist
Instead of constantly enhancing the norm - forever upping the ante of the 'normal' with new technologies - we should work on enhancing the concept of normal by broadening appreciation of anatomical variation.
Quote examples
LZ Granderson
American Journalist
Believe me, I recognize the cultural and anatomical challenges and respect the sacrifices women make in order to balance family and a career, or family with no career, or career with no family.
Quote examples
Alice Roberts
English Scientist
If a group of humans began to run regularly, perhaps allowing them to hunt or scavenge more effectively, anatomical changes would follow, especially among the still-developing youngsters.
Quote examples
Lucien Bourjeily
Lebanese Director
There is an anatomical dysfunction in today's Lebanon, and we have been stuck in a socio-political vicious circle for decades.
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Brent Spiner
American Actor
Yes, Data is hairless but I am not. And we are both anatomically correct.
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