Anatomical
/əˈnætəˌmɑːkəl/noun
Relating to the structure of the body or its parts.
Did you know?The practice of dissection, from which the term 'anatomy' derives, was once seen as a forbidden act, reserved for the most daring scholars of the occult.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἀνατομία (anatomiā)
“The act of cutting up or dissecting.”
Late Latin
Latin
anatomia
“Dissection; the study of body structure.”
Middle French
French
anatomie
“Study of the structure of organisms.”
16th Century
English
anatomy
“A detailed description of the structure of the body.”
19th Century
English
anatomical
“Pertaining to the structure of living organisms.”