ANATOMICALLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anatomically mean? 

• ANATOMICALLY (adverb)
  The adverb ANATOMICALLY has 1 sense:

1. with respect to anatomy

  Familiarity information: ANATOMICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANATOMICALLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

With respect to anatomy

Context example:

anatomically correct

Pertainym:

anatomical (of or relating to the structure of the body)

 Context examples 

An anatomically narrow airway from body habitus or enlarged pharyngeal structures may also predispose to obstruction.

(Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between cell membranes.

(Gap Junction, NCI Thesaurus)

An umbrella term used to describe several very different complex congenital heart defects that share the same problem: the heart has only one functional ventricle (anatomically right or left or indeterminate) supplying the systemic circulation.

(Common Ventricle Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)