English > skeletal structure: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism. |
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| Part of | skeletal system, skeleton, frame, systema skeletale | The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal |
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| Narrower | appendicular skeleton | The part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs |
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| arch | A curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet) |
| axial skeleton | The part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs |
| column | Any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body |
| girdle | An encircling or ringlike structure |
| heel | The back part of the human foot |
| metacarpus | The part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges |
| metatarsus | The skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus |
| rib cage | The bony enclosing wall of the chest |
| spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachis | The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
| tarsus | The part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg |
| Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
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| Spanish | esqueleto, osamenta |
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| Catalan | esquelet, ossada |
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