Meaning | The part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs. |
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Part of | endoskeleton | The internal skeleton |
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Parts | rib cage | The bony enclosing wall of the chest |
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skull | The bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis | The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
sternum, breastbone | The flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs |
Broader | skeletal structure | Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
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Spanish | esqueleto axial |
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Catalan | esquelet axial |
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