English Explanatory Dictionary

anatomic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌænəˈtɒm.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anatomic.wav /ˌæn.əˈtɑ.mɪk/ /ɐ.nɐ.tɔ.mɪk/

Word forms

anatomic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Ancient Greek ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía)bor. Latin anatomiader. French anatomie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French anatomiquebor. Latin anatomicusbor. English anatomic From French anatomique or its etymon Latin anatomicus, from Ancient Greek ἀνατομικός (anatomikós, “skilled in anatomy”). By surface analysis, anatomy + -ic.

Synonyms

anatomical

Derived words

anatomical anatomic dead space anatomicity angioanatomic electroanatomic histoanatomic macroanatomic microanatomic morphoanatomic neuroanatomic nonanatomic pathoanatomic physiologico-anatomic
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