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SKELETAL SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

Synonyms:

frame; skeletal system; skeleton; systema skeletale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("skeletal system" is a kind of...):

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Meronyms (parts of "skeletal system"):

skeletal structure (any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skeletal system"):

endoskeleton (the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))

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)

Holonyms ("skeletal system" is a 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)

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