| NOUN | body | axial skeleton | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs |
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| 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 |
| Parts | rib cage | The bony enclosing wall of the chest |
| 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 |
| Spanish | esqueleto axial | |
| Catalan | esquelet axial | |
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