ANATOMIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anatomic mean? 

• ANATOMIC (adjective)
  The adjective ANATOMIC has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the structure of the body

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

  Familiarity information: ANATOMIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANATOMIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the structure of the body

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

anatomic; anatomical

Context example:

anatomical features

Pertainym:

anatomy (alternative names for the body of a human being)

Derivation:

anatomy (alternative names for the body of a human being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

anatomic; anatomical

Context example:

anatomical research

Pertainym:

anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

Derivation:

anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)

 Context examples 

A pheochromocytoma that has metastasized to other anatomic sites.

(Metastatic Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenocarcinoma which has spread from its original site of growth to another anatomic site.

(Metastatic Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An Ewing sarcoma of bone which has spread from its original site of growth to another anatomic site.

(Metastatic Bone Ewing Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoid tumor that arises from the breast and has metastasized to other anatomic sites.

(Metastatic Breast Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoid tumor that has extended beyond its original site of growth to other anatomic sites.

(Metastatic Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A term referring to the clinical or pathologic observation of a tumor extension from its original site of growth to another anatomic site.

(Metastatic, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant tumor that arises at a site separate from another, primary malignant tumor in the same anatomic system.

(Metachronous Malignant Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The underlying or supportive part of an anatomic structure.

(Base, NCI Thesaurus)

A neoplasm composed of basal cells that remains localized and does not metastasize to other anatomic sites.

(Benign Basal Cell Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

In a minority of cases the tumor may metastasize to other anatomic sites including lymph nodes, lungs, liver, brain, and skeleton.

(Adamantinoma of Long Bones, NCI Thesaurus)