anatomically correct
idiom
: having body parts like those of actual people
anatomically correct dolls
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Whereas the human sculptures generally resemble stick figures, Smith’s four-legged creatures tend to be more anatomically correct and realistic in appearance, Caguioa says.
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Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Joey was anatomically correct as assigned at birth.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
And apparently, somebody somewhere in Tallahassee looked at a page in Gray’s Anatomy and took to their fainting couch, so anatomically correct images may be barred too.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
These extra axes of rotation allow the knee to bend with a more anatomically correct gliding motion.
—Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
Joey was anatomically correct as assigned at birth.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
And apparently, somebody somewhere in Tallahassee looked at a page in Gray’s Anatomy and took to their fainting couch, so anatomically correct images may be barred too.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2025
These extra axes of rotation allow the knee to bend with a more anatomically correct gliding motion.
—Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Anatomically correct.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anatomically%20correct. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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