endoskeleton

Noun
  1. The internal skeleton;
    Bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates) (synset 105594096)
    referred to in: craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    is a type of: frame, skeletal system, skeleton, systema skeletale - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
    has:
    • bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    • clavicle, collarbone - bone linking the scapula and sternum
    • scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone - either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings
    • appendicular skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs
    • axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
    • arm bone - a bone in the arm
    • leg bone - a bone of the leg
    • articulatio, articulation, joint - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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