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anatomical

/æ.nə.ˈtɑ.mɪ.kəl/

Meanings
adjective
Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

Examples :

"The two species have some anatomical similarities."
anatomy medicine body science biology

Related Words

Illustration two

two noun

/tuː/ /tu/

The digit/figure 2.

"The number 2202 contains three twos."

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration have

have noun

/hæv/ /həv/

A wealthy or privileged person.

"The wealthy have in our town often send their children to private schools. "

Illustration similarities

similarities noun

/ˌsɪməˈlærətiz/ /ˌsɪmɪˈlærətiz/

Closeness of appearance to something else.

"The similarities between the two sisters were striking: they both had the same blue eyes and curly blonde hair. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration anatomy

anatomy noun

/əˈnætəmi/

The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

"The anatomy of a flower, studied in biology class, showed how its parts worked together. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration species

species noun

/ˈspiːsiːz/

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

"the male species"

Illustration dissection

dissection noun

/daɪˈsɛkʃən/

The act of dissecting, or something dissected

"The biology class's dissection of the frog helped students learn about its internal organs. "

Illustration some

some adverb

/sɐm/ /sʌm/

Of a measurement: approximately, roughly.

"I guess he must have weighed some 90 kilos."

Illustration or

or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

Illustration relating

relating verb

/rɪˈleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈriːleɪtɪŋ/

To tell in a descriptive way.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."