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Anatomical Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Anatomical has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

an expression that relates to anatomy

"The medical student struggled to understand the anatomical term for the bone in her wrist until she looked up its definition in the textbook."

Adjective
1

of or relating to the structure of the body

"anatomical features"

2

of or relating to the branch of morphology that studies the structure of organisms

"anatomical research"

3

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

"The surgeon carefully studied the anatomical diagrams before beginning the complex dissection procedure."

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Rhyming Words
cal ical kcal fecal jacal bocal decal mucal focal local cocal ducal cecal tical vocal socal mescal plical fiscal laical
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