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Endoskeleton

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
endoskeleton

1838, from endo- + skeleton.

Wiktionary
endoskeleton

n. (context anatomy English) The internal skeleton of an animal, which in vertebrates is comprised of bone and cartilage.

WordNet
endoskeleton

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

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Endoskeleton

An endoskeleton (From Greek ἔνδον, éndon = "within", "inner" + σκελετός, skeletos = "skeleton") is an internal support structure of an animal, composed of mineralized tissue.

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.