anatomical

Everyday

Anatomical means to do with the structure of the body of a person, animal or plant, as in an anatomical drawing. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons, anatomical diagrams and models show bones, muscles and organs. In history and art, Leonardo da Vinci made famous anatomical drawings. In sport and medicine, anatomical words name body parts exactly. Anatomically correct means shaped like the real body.

Examples

• We labelled an anatomical diagram of the heart. tree →
• Leonardo da Vinci made anatomical drawings. tree →
• The museum has an anatomical model of the skeleton. tree →
• Doctors use anatomical names for bones. tree →
• The book has clear anatomical pictures of insects. tree →
• Running shoes have an anatomical shape to fit the foot. tree →

Note

Adjective from anatomy (the study of body structure). Adverb: anatomically. A formal science word.

In Jewish tradition

Here it describes the body parts the text links to hidden things, such as the tongue and the genitals.

Interpretation. Readers note that the text pairs the hidden word in the mouth with the hidden body part revealed at circumcision, linking speech with the covenant.

Examples

• There is also a spatial-anatomical parallelism between the terms employed by the SY: the tongue concealed above, the genitals concealed below. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Both items refer to anatomical hiddenness: the word emerging from the tongue, hidden in the mouth, and circumcision of the genitals, the concealed lower organs revealed during circumcision. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Adjective from anatomy (the study of body structure). Adverb: anatomically. A formal science word.