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• 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

• skeleton — skel•e•ton [[t]ˈskɛl ɪ tn[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the bones of a vertebrate considered as a whole, together forming the internal framework of the body 2) anat. zool. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in certain invertebrates 3)… …   From formal English to slang

• Skeleton — The skeleton is composed of bones and is the framework of the body. * * * 1. The bony framework of the body in vertebrates (endoskeleton) or the hard outer envelope of insects (exoskeleton or dermoskeleton). 2. All the dry parts remaining after… …   Medical dictionary

• skeleton — I. noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, neuter of skeletos dried up; akin to Greek skellein to dry up, sklēros hard and perhaps to Old English sceald shallow Date: 1578 1. a usually rigid supportive or protective structure or framework of an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• skeleton crystal — noun : an imperfect crystal arrested in development after the forming of the outline but before the filling in of the faces …   Useful english dictionary

• Snake skeleton — A snake skeleton consists primarily of the skull, vertebrae, and ribs, with only vestigial remnants of the limbs. Contents 1 Skull …   Wikipedia

• Tarsus (skeleton) — For other uses, see Tarsus (disambiguation). Left from below: Right from above. Bones of human tarsus. A Calcaneus. B Talus. C Cuboid. D Navicular. E, F, G Cuneiform bones In tetrapods, the tarsus is a cluster of articulating bones in each foot… …   Wikipedia

• visceral skeleton — the skeleton derived from the visceral arches, the mandibular arch forming the mandibles, the hyoid arch and the branchial arch, collectively called the splanchnocranium or viscerocranium …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Limb development — The tetrapod limb develops from a specific area of the body axis called the limb field. The position of the limb field is associated with and presumably specified by the spatial pattern of Hox gene expression along the body axis. Retinoic acid… …   Wikipedia

• skeletogenous — |skelə|täjənəs adjective Etymology: skelet + genous : forming skeletal tissue : osteogenic * * * skeletogenous / tojˈ/ adjective Skeleton forming • • • Main Entry: ↑skeleton …   Useful english dictionary

• skeletal — skel·e·tal || skelɪtl adj. pertaining to the skeleton; resembling a skeleton; forming a skeleton; extremely thin …   English contemporary dictionary