What does "anatomic" mean?

Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy.

How do you pronounce "anatomic"?

Pronounced //ˌænəˈtɒm.ɪk//.

Anatomic

Q: What is a synonym for "anatomic"?

Common synonyms include: anatomical, anatomical, anatomical, architectural, formal, morphological.

//ˌænəˈtɒm.ɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to anatomy and dissection, or to individual structures of the anatomy. not-comparable
"Therefore, the effects of notchplasty on the clinical outcome after anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction were evaluated in a cohort study."

Adjective

1
of or relating to the structure of the body wordnet
2
of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anatomical anatomical anatomical architectural formal morphological

Example

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"Wow, your neighbour is an anatomic bomb!"

Etymology

From French anatomique or its etymon Latin anatomicus, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομικός (anatomikós, “skilled in anatomy”). By surface analysis, anatomy + -ic.

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