Anatomische

Anatomische is an attributive adjective used in Dutch and German to describe things related to anatomy, such as bodily structures, anatomical drawings, or terminology. The term derives from the word anatomy (Dutch anatomie; German Anatomie) and shares its etymology with the English word anatomical.

In Dutch, anatomische is used directly before a noun and takes an -e ending after definite articles or in most plural forms, for example: de anatomische structuur, de anatomische varianten; een anatomische structuur. In German, anatomische accompanies feminine singular nouns in the nominative or accusative after the indefinite article or without an article, and also appears in all plural forms, for example: die anatomische Struktur, eine anatomische Struktur, anatomische Strukturen. The adjective generally follows standard inflection rules in each language and does not function as a noun.

In both languages, anatomische is common in medical, scientific, and educational contexts to contrast anatomical features, describe diagrams and models, or specify terminology. It is closely related to the noun anatomy and to related adjectives such as anatomical in English or anatomisch in Dutch and German, which serve similar descriptive purposes.

See also: anatomy, anatomical terminology, morphology, histology.