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Internal body framework
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endoskeleton
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Word definitions for endoskeleton in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates)
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
An endoskeleton (From Greek ἔνδον, éndon = "within", "inner" + σκελετός, skeletos = "skeleton") is an internal support structure of an animal , composed of mineralized tissue .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Endoskeleton \En`do*skel"e*ton\, n. [Endo- + skeleton.] (Anat.) The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an animal, as distinguished from the exoskeleton .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1838, from endo- + skeleton .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage.
Usage examples of endoskeleton.
He tried to trace out the gentle arc of its endoskeleton, the disklike flare of its tip, without actually touching the stasis screen.
Obstructing traffic, but nobody was going to object, not when the goldskins wore impact armor and powered endoskeletons, not when shockrods dangled negligently in their hands.
Their steel endoskeletons were sheathed in living flesh and their heads and bodies sported real hair, making them look extremely human.