- Endoskeletal
- Endoskeletal En`do*skel"e*tal, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as, endoskeletal muscles. [1913 Webster]
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Endoskeletal
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endoskeletal — adjective Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton). All of these studies have presupposed acanthodian monophyly and stereotyped acanthodian endoskeletal morphology on Acanthodes , the latest occurring, and a… … Wiktionary
endoskeletal — adjective see endoskeleton … New Collegiate Dictionary
endoskeletal — See endoskeleton. * * * … Universalium
endoskeletal — en·do·skel·e·tal (en″do skelґə təl) 1. pertaining to the endoskeleton. 2. resembling an endoskeleton … Medical dictionary
endoskeletal — en·do·skeletal … English syllables
endoskeletal — “+ adjective Etymology: endoskeleton + al : of or belonging to an endoskeleton * * * endoskelˈetal adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑endo … Useful english dictionary
endoskeletal prosthesis — a limb prosthesis in which support components are primarily internal … Medical dictionary
endoskeleton — endoskeletal, adj. /en doh skel i tn/, n. Zool. the internal skeleton or framework of the body of an animal (opposed to exoskeleton). [1830 40; ENDO + SKELETON] * * * … Universalium
skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… … Universalium
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
