skeletaladjective
uk/ˈskel.ə.təl/us/ˈskel.ə.t̬əl/of or like a skeleton (= frame of bones):
Her body was skeletal (= very thin).
He suffered serious skeletal injuries in the accident.
used to describe something that exists in its most basic form:
The newspaper report gave only a skeletal account of the debate.
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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