skeletal : Idioms & Phrases
skeletal frame
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noun the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
frame; underframe; skeleton.
- the building has a steel skeleton
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skeletal muscle
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noun a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
striated muscle.
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skeletal structure
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noun any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
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skeletal system
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noun the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
systema skeletale; frame; skeleton.
