Body System
skeleton Audio
skel·e·ton [ skel-i-tn ]
Subclass of:
Musculoskeletal System
Etymology:
Greek skeletos = dried up
Definitions related to skeleton:
  • Set of all bone organs and skeletal cartilage organs in the body.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Subdivision of skeletal system which consists of the bones of the human body.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • The rigid framework of connected bones that gives form to the body, protects and supports its soft organs and tissues, and provides attachments for MUSCLES.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Skeleton, the supportive framework of an animal body. The skeleton of invertebrates, which may be either external or internal, is composed of a variety of hard nonbony substances. The more complex skeletal system of vertebrates is internal and is composed of several different types of tissues that...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
  • Human skeleton, the internal skeleton that serves as a framework for the body. This framework consists of many individual bones and cartilages. There also are bands of fibrous connective tissue--the ligaments and the tendons--in intimate relationship with the parts of the skeleton. This article is...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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