| NOUN | body | 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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| Meaning | The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal. | |
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| Synonyms | skeleton, frame, systema skeletale | |
| Part of | musculoskeletal system | The system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form |
| Parts | skeletal structure | Any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
| Narrower | endoskeleton | The internal skeleton |
| exoskeleton | The exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs | |
| Broader | system | A group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts |
| Spanish | armazón, esqueleto, estructura, osamenta, sistema esquelético, systema skeletale | |
| Catalan | carcanada, carcassa, esquelet, estructura, systema skeletale | |
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