| anatomical position | The erect position of the body with the face directed forward (skull aligned in orbitomeatal or Frankfort plane); the arms at the side and the palms of the hands directed forward; the terms posterior, anterior, lateral, medial, etc., are applied to the parts as they stand related to each other and to the axis of the body when in this position. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anatomical root | That portion of a tooth extending from the cervical line to its apical extremity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomical snuffbox | A hollow seen on the radial aspect of the wrist when the thumb is extended fully; it is bounded by the prominences of the tendon of the extensor pollicis longus posteriorly and of the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus anteriorly. The radial artery crosses the floor which is formed by the scaphoid and the trapezium bones. Synonym: tabatiere anatomique. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomical sphincter | An accumulation of muscular circular fibres or specially arranged oblique fibres the function of which is to reduce partially or totally the lumen of a tube, the orifice of an organ, or the cavity of a viscus; the closing component of a pylorus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomical tubercle | postmortem wart |
| anatomical wart | postmortem wart |
| anatomicomedical | Referring to both medicine and anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomicopathological | Relating to anatomical pathology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomicosurgical | Relating to surgical anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomism | 1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. "The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. E, the French] great figure painters." (The London Spectator) 2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life. Origin: Cf. F. Anatomisme. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anatomist | One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection. Origin: Cf. F. Anatomiste. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anatomy | <study> The study of the structure of the body and the relationship between its parts. (09 Oct 1997) |
| anatomy, comparative | The comparative study of animal structure with regard to homologous organs or parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anatomy, cross-sectional | Descriptive anatomy based on three-dimensional imaging of the body, organs, and structures using a series of computer multiplane sections, displayed by transverse, coronal, and sagittal analyses. It is essential to accurate interpretation by the radiologist of such techniques as ultrasonic diagnosis, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anatopism | Failure to conform to the cultural pattern. Origin: G. Ana, backward, + topos, place (05 Mar 2000) |